Resources - Portland Metro Chamber

October 2024

Election & emergency preparedness for your business

Resources from the City of Portland and Multnomah County to help you get prepared, monitor emergencies and recover in case of an incident.

October 2024

Portland Coalition Urges Civility, Rejects Political Violence Around Upcoming Election

The signatories, representing a large swath of our diverse region, expressed their unanimous condemnation of political violence in an open letter to the community.

July 2024

Chamber expresses concerns about the county’s deflection system implementation

Chamber expresses concerns about the county's deflection system implementation and delay of opening regional sobering center.

July 2024

Chamber continues to support gun control measure under appeal

In 2022, the Portland Metro Chamber endorsed Measure 114, a law that would ban high-capacity magazines and require people purchasing guns to pass a background check. This state measure was […]

June 2024

2024 State of the Alliance by Board Chair Alando Simpson

Portland Metro Chamber Board Chair Alando Simpson presents key accomplishments at the 2024 Annual Meeting, presented by U.S. Bank, on June 18.

April 2024

Chamber recaps results from the 2024 legislative session

The Chamber advocates at the local, regional, state, and federal levels and worked collaboratively with our statewide business partners and coalition stakeholders to advocate for legislation that aligned with our Policy Agenda.

March 2024

Chamber hosts debate for Multnomah County District Attorney candidates

The Chamber welcomed incumbent DA, Mike Schmidt and challenger, Nathan Vasquez, for a civil debate on the issues. A recording of the debate is available, courtesy of KOIN 6.

February 2024

2024 State of the Economy

This report offers some modest improvements over last year’s checkup, but on critical measures like population growth and housing production, the region still has a long way to go.