Dana Haynes

2 days ago | portlandtribune.com | Dana Haynes

Published 5:05 am Thursday, June 5, 2025 Clocking in at a respectable fifth decade of operation, Albina Head Start soon will have a new building on Northeast Alberta Street. It’s out (respectfully) with the old and in with the new. Ron Herndon, longtime director of Albina Head Start, said his organization had recently bought the building, which sat at 4941 N.E. 17th St., with hopes of remodeling it.

3 days ago | portlandtribune.com | Dana Haynes

Prosper Portland’s leader shakeup continues Published 3:01 pm Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Leadership at Prosper Portland is undergoing a shakeup. (File Photo) In the space of about a day, Prosper Portland lost and gained leaders. The nominee to serve as new interim director of the city’s economic development agency is Lisa Abuaf, it was announced Wednesday, June 4. Abuaf currently is Prosper Portland’s director of development and investment.

3 days ago | portlandtribune.com | Dana Haynes

Portland’s ‘economic renaissance’ is topic of chamber’s annual meeting Published 1:05 pm Wednesday, June 4, 2025 By Jim Redden and Dana Haynes 1/4 Swipe or click to see more Community leaders, from left, Joe McFerrin 2nd, John Washington and John Gardner were among the attendees at the chamber’s annual event.

3 days ago | portlandtribune.com | Dana Haynes

Published 9:07 am Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Oregon’s projected budget shortfall demands clear-eyed leadership — not retreat. Research shows that in times of constraint, the most effective strategy is to invest in what delivers the strongest long-term return. That means supporting small businesses, especially those rooted in communities historically shut out of public funding and economic opportunity. As the Portland Tribune reported, lawmakers are staring down a steep drop in projected revenues.

4 days ago | portlandtribune.com | Dana Haynes

Published 5:00 am Tuesday, June 3, 2025 On May 2, a community gathering with both elected speakers, and organizers, held at the Portland Building, was disrupted. Some of the speakers included U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Oregon), plus county commissioners Nafisa Fai (Washington County) and Meagan Moyer (Multnomah County). As it turned out, Portlandia protected free speech and free assembly — while the Portland city council did not.