Demi Lawrence

1 month ago | kgw.com | Demi Lawrence

PORTLAND, Ore. — This story is courtesy of the Portland Business Journal, a KGW news partner. The full story is here. The Portland Trail Blazers are partnering with New York-based marketing agency Allied Sports to help it secure a 2025-26 jersey patch sponsor. The goal is to find a sponsor with deep Portland ties.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Demi Lawrence

Quirky Canadian shoe brand John Fluevog company closed its downtown Portland storefront last weekend after 14 years in the space. Quirky Canadian shoe brand John Fluevog closed its downtown Portland storefront last weekend after 14 years in the space. The company announced “with a heavy heart” the March 30 closure of its 1224 S.W. Harvey Milk St. a few weeks ago.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Demi Lawrence

Dovetail said the collaboration with the nearly 200-year-old farming brand has been in the works for a couple of years. A Portland-based women’s workwear brand is teaming up with one of the biggest names in agriculture for an apparel line aimed at women. Dovetail Workwear and John Deere have released a line of pants, shirts, overalls and more designed with female agricultural workers’ needs in mind.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Demi Lawrence

The annual festival at the Tom McCall Waterfront Park will feature several acts over two days instead of four. Soaring costs are forcing Waterfront Blues Festival organizers to trim the Portland event from four days to two. Festival director Christina Fuller said the smaller festival footprint will allow it to save money at a time when large-scale festivals, like the annual Pickathon, struggle to stay afloat. “There is a key piece to it, too, of keeping the brand in motion,” Fuller said.

2 months ago | bizjournals.com | Demi Lawrence

CityTeam Portland and Made in Old Town will train residents of CityTeam’s recovery program for internships and workforce development programs in the footwear and apparel sector. Planners of a sustainable apparel manufacturing hub in Portland's Old Town have joined a training partnership with an addiction recovery nonprofit.