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Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. Pioneer Place Wants to Install New Security Gates. City Approval Could Take Up to 103 Days. For now, Portland’s highest-end retailers are hidden behind sheets of plywood and particle board. SHINING LIKE A DIAMOND: A downtown MAX train passes the boarded-up entry of Pioneer Place. (Brian Burk) Updated February 10 The first sign that Portland's economy is rebounding from a year of paralysis will come when downtown stores st...

'It doesn't cover civil unrest': Downtown Portland businesses face rising insurance costs, decreased coverage after riots Insurance underwriters are taking riots and damage into account when choosing whether or not to renew some policies. Author: Katherine Cook Updated: 11:26 PM PST January 5, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — In downtown Portland, plywood and graffiti are the new cityscape. Only, it isn’t new, anymore.  Since late last spring, businesses have been dealing with damage and looting from riots and protests, most recently a New Year’s Eve riot organized...

Saving Downtown A grassroots group aims to save small businesses in Portland’s city center from financial ruin. Jim Mark, CEO of real estate developer Melvin Mark, walks around downtown Portland most days of the week, and is more familiar than most with the property damage that has occurred over the past several months stemming from the Black Lives Matter protests.   He has become frustrated with what he perceives as the inaction of elected officials to try to prevent criminal defacement of property, such as broken windows and graffiti, which has led businesses to board up their windows an...