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Headquarters hotel development agreement reached
Metro and Minneapolis-based Mortenson Development, after months of negotiations, have agreed to a development and financing agreement for a 600-room hotel near the Oregon Convention Center.
Headquarters hotel plans still encountering resistance
Opponents of funding plans for a $197.5 million headquarters hotel construction project near the Oregon Convention Center are still fighting to put them before voters.
Judge hears arguments regarding headquarters hotel financing plan
Attorneys for both Multnomah County and opponents of a plan to use public money to partially finance a $197.5 million hotel near the Oregon Convention Center made their case Monday for whether the financing plan should go before voters.
Headquarters hotel stakeholders awaiting key decision
The fate of a project to build a $197.5 million hotel near the Oregon Convention Center could become clearer this week. Advocates are confident that a Multnomah County judge will allow the project to move forward without significant public financing plans being referred to voters.
Experts to square off in headquarters hotel debate
The City Club of Portland on Friday will host a debate on Metro's proposal to build a $197.5 million Hyatt hotel near the Oregon Convention Center.
Metro: private sector needs to step up to help HQ Hotel cost
The financial hole in the headquarters hotel project has narrowed to $2 million, but Metro's director of visitor venues says it won't be filled with public money.
UPDATED: Group rallying against headquarters hotel funding plan
A group of local hoteliers is threatening to refer to voters the idea of using public money to build a headquarters hotel near the Oregon Convention Center.
Metro may seek lottery funds for headquarters hotel
Advocates for a headquarters hotel serving the Oregon Convention Center are looking to play the lottery. According to a memo from Metro‘s Visitor Venues, Metro plans to ask the Oregon […]
Metro approves Mortenson as developer for convention center hotel
Metro Council has officially selected Minneapolis-based Mortenson Development to head construction of a Convention Center Hotel.
Committee recommends Mortenson as Convention Center Hotel developer
Mortenson Development is proposing two options for a headquarters hotel near the Oregon Convention Center: either a 416-room Hyatt Place or a 600- to 614- room Hyatt Regency.
2 proposals submitted for headquarters hotel
Metro has received two development proposals for a large hotel to serve the Oregon Convention Center. A recommendation for a developer could be presented to Metro Council and the Portland Development Commission by mid-August.
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