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Jeld-Wen Field has become Providence Park.

The change was announced Monday by the Portland Timbers and Providence Health & Services, which agreed to a multiyear deal for naming rights to the stadium. It hosts the Timbers, Portland Thorns FC and a wide variety of sports, entertainment and community-related events.

The new partnership between the Timbers and Providence, Oregon’s largest private employer, will capitalize on an existing relationship. Providence has operated a 12,000-square-foot sports care center at the southeast corner of the stadium since a $31 million renovation wrapped up in 2011, according to the Timbers.

The partnership includes a number of health-related community initiatives, such as the revival of the Special Olympics Oregon Fall Games in 2014, outreach efforts through the Timbers’ Stand Together platform, and partnering on youth soccer camps and field-related projects, according to the Timbers.

The partnership will provide Providence with exclusive exposure and signage inside and outside the park, including signage at the main entrances and at field level, and additional promotional elements throughout concourses.