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Oregonian | Convention center hotel: Metro seeks court review of financing plan to preempt further legal challenges

April 22, 2014 6 p.m.

pictogram for Metro stories in the media

Faced with legal challenges over its proposal for a publicly backed hotel near the Oregon Convention Center, the Metro regional government wants a judge to review its financing plan for the project.

Facing a series of legal challenges to hotel project, Metro asks court to hear them all at once

By Nick Christensen

April 22, 2014 1:26 p.m.

Faced with the potential of years of litigation about the proposed convention center hotel project, Metro announced Tuesday that it's turning to a somewhat obscure bit of law in hopes of answering all of the legal challenges at once.

Statement from Metro Council President Tom Hughes on convention center hotel project

April 22, 2014 11:40 a.m.

Metro is committed to creating good jobs now and into the future for all residents of our region. One way we can do this is through the Convention Center Hotel project. Today, Metro, the owner and operator of the Oregon Convention Center, took an important step towards achieving the goals of this job creation initiative by filing an important request with the courts.

KGW | Protesters rally during zoo elephant celebration

April 15, 2014 8:02 a.m.

On Saturday, the Oregon Zoo offered a sneak peek into the new elephant habitat during its annual celebration in honor of its oldest elephant, 'Packy.' But a protest outside the zoo dampened festivities.

Oregonian | Oregon Zoo's California condor exhibit officially opens in May but you can already see them

April 10, 2014 12:38 p.m.

The Oregon Zoo next month will become only a handful of zoos worldwide to exhibit California condors but here's a tip: Two of the enormous, bald-headed birds already are there and if you know where to look, you can see them.

Citizen oversight group praises zoo bond implementation

March 21, 2014 4:30 p.m.

photo of Lily the elephant at the Oregon Zoo

The Oregon Zoo continues to deliver on promises made in 2008, when the region’s voters approved a $125 million zoo bond measure promoting animal welfare and sustainability, a citizen-oversight group reports.

Opponents' new lawsuit says state law requires vote on Hyatt project

By Nick Christensen

March 17, 2014 5:08 p.m.

Opponents of the finance plan for a proposed hotel near the Oregon Convention Center have turned to a new tool for their opposition to the $198 million project – Oregon Revised Statutes.

Oregon Convention Center achieves LEED Platinum certification

March 14, 2014 2:55 p.m.

The Oregon Convention Center is pleased to announce it has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, Certified Platinum from the U.S. Green Building Council.

Portland Expo Center voted No. 1 in Trade Show Executive magazine

March 6, 2014 3:25 p.m.

aerial view of the Expo Center during a Cirque du Soleil event

The Portland Expo Center was voted the No. 1 mid-sized convention and event center in the United States by the February issue of Trade Show Executive magazine, one of the most widely read trade publications in the event and convention industry space.

Sides moving forward after judge's hotel ruling

By Nick Christensen

March 5, 2014 1:16 p.m.

On Monday, Multnomah County Judge Eric Bloch ruled that opponents of the proposed Hyatt project couldn't ask Multnomah County voters to override the county commission's approval of a finance plan for the hotel.

Portland'5 among nation's top-grossing performance venues

Feb. 19, 2014 10:27 a.m.

Recently, the national trade magazine Venues Today announced the top ranked venues in North America based on gross ticket sales. Three Portland'5 venues – Keller Auditorium, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall and the Newmark Theatre – made the list alongside some of the most famous or bigger venues in the country.

Hotel negotiations continue; first quarter agreement still the goal

By Nick Christensen

Jan. 15, 2014 2:10 p.m.

Teri Dresler, the director of the department that oversees Metro's Oregon Convention Center, said her team "found quite a bit of common ground" with the negotiating team from Mortenson Development, which is proposing to build a 600-room, $198 million Hyatt hotel just north of the convention center.

Beaverton opens its first year-round homeless shelter

Teri Dresler takes leadership role at Oregon Zoo

Oregonian | Convention center hotel: Metro seeks court review of financing plan to preempt further legal challenges

Facing a series of legal challenges to hotel project, Metro asks court to hear them all at once

Statement from Metro Council President Tom Hughes on convention center hotel project

KGW | Protesters rally during zoo elephant celebration

Oregonian | Oregon Zoo's California condor exhibit officially opens in May but you can already see them

Citizen oversight group praises zoo bond implementation

Opponents' new lawsuit says state law requires vote on Hyatt project

Oregon Convention Center achieves LEED Platinum certification

Portland Expo Center voted No. 1 in Trade Show Executive magazine

Sides moving forward after judge's hotel ruling

OCC account manager designated Certified Meeting Planner

International Ticketing Association names Portland'5 an Outstanding Box Office for 2014

Portland'5 among nation's top-grossing performance venues

Hotel negotiations continue; first quarter agreement still the goal