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August 16, 2017
EDUCATIONCAREERS Special Edition
An Aug. 4 groundbreaking ceremony for a new Oregon Convention Center hotel takes place
on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Holladay Street. The hotel is expected
to create 3,000 jobs, 2,000 in construction and 950 in the hotel and hospitality industry.
(Photo courtesy of Metro)
Convention Hotel to Create 3,000 Jobs
Metro and the Oregon Con-
vention Center are partnering
with Mortenson Development
and the Hyatt Corporation to
build a 600-room hotel adja-
cent to the convention center.
Construction began on Aug.
4 with completion set for late
2019.
The hotel is expected to lure
national conventions to Port-
land and by bringing visitors to
the area, create and sustain jobs
– all of which will generate
new and increased spending
and revenues for the Conven-
tion Center and the community.
According to independent
analysis, the hotel will cre-
ate 3,000 jobs, about 2,000 of
them construction and 950 in
the hotel and hospitality indus-
try; attract 5 to 10 new mid-
sized conventions to Portland
each year; Boost annual hotel
business by 70,000 to 110,000
new room nights; increase
convention-related
tourism
spending to $600 million per
year and generate $5.6 million
in new state tax revenues and
$4.7 million in new local tax
revenues annually.
From Guam to
Costa Rica via PCC
Castine Cruz, a student from
the U.S. territory of Guam who
came to Portland to attend Port-
land Community College, has
earned a scholarship to allow her
to study for four weeks in Costa
Rica as part of a program allow-
ing Americans of diverse back-
grounds to engage in a meaningful
educational experience abroad.
She is one of 1,000 undergrad-
uate students in the county to re-
ceive the Benjamin A. Gilman
International Scholarship from the
U.S. Department of State support-
ing students of limited financial
means to study a critical language
overseas and expose them to liv-
ing in a different environment of
another nation, not only exposing
students to alternative views, but
enriching their social and cultural
experiences.
Cruz came to PCC to study
health, biology, psychology, and
anthropology. She anticipates
Castine Cruz
graduating in spring 2018.