Come to meet the City of Portland Council Candidates for District 4

Join Portland's Industrial Districts in welcoming three of Portland's top mayoral candidates, Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio, and Mingus Mapps, for one of their few debates this year. CCA has a long history of hosting engaging mayoral debates, this year promises to be a riveting debate focusing on the issues impacting our industrial workforce the most.

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Help us clean up the NIBA neighborhood and join us for the National Night Out party afterwar.

Join us in welcoming the new NIBA Board members and discovering what NIBA can offer you. Enjoy food, drinks, and a tour of the Aviation Gin distillery, all on us.

Tours at 5:30; 6:00 and 6:30 PM.

NIBA members can enjoy a 20% discount on Aviation Gin merchandise.

Watch the video of the Portland City Council District 4 Candidates answering NIBA questions

City of Portland Charter Reform info session with Lory Hefele and guest speaker Sgt. Kenney from PPD

WHEN: Thursday, April 11th, 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

WHERE: Brujos Brewing

2377 NW Wilson St, Portland, OR 97210.

WHAT: Meet District 1 Multnomah County candidates and MP2H updates

GUEST SPEAKER: Barry Manning, Joan Frederiksen, and Shawn Canny from the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and Meghan Moyer, Vadim Mozyrsky, and Margot Wheeler candidates for the Multnomah County District 1

WHEN: Thursday, February 8th, 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

WHERE: La Quinta By Wyndham Portland NW

4319 NW Yeon Ave.

WHAT: COP update and Elite Protection services security proposal.

GUEST SPEAKER: Andrew Fitzpatrick from the mayor's office and Paul from Elite Protective Services

Andrew Fitzpatrick is the Director of Economic Development, at the Office of Mayor Ted Wheeler. He will speak on the latest issues surrounding the emergency ban on small amounts of legal drugs, the camping initiative, and the latest measures the city is taking to clean things up.

Paul from Elite Protective Services will be sharing a security proposal for the district.

For the January NIBA meeting, we will be working with Venture Portland to offer you a different experience and some fun.

Join us for an experience you are sure to not forget at Aviation Gin. Thanks to co-owner and actor Ryan Reynolds, it’s a distillery experience unlike any other in the city.

You will have a chance to take a picture with Ryan and meet other cool people from the NW Industrial Business Association and other districts.

The Aviation Gin tasting room and distillery feature an escape room! Meet us there, the first drink is on us!

Please RSVP here so we can get an accurate head count.

If your NIBA membership is current and up to date, you will not be turned away.

If you would like to Join NIBA you can register here

At NIBA, we are determined to once again provide opportunities like this on an ongoing basis.

We hope that you are equally determined to get involved with your Business District.

We look forward to seeing everyone on January 25th.

WHEN: Thursday, November 9th, 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

WHERE: FriendlyHouse, 1737 NW 26th Ave, Portland, OR 97210

WHAT: Friendly House's work and Metro grant programs.

GUEST SPEAKER: Mya Chamberlain, Executive Director for the Friendly House -What we do, how we help the community. Noelle Dobson, Metro Regional Planner.

About the Friendly House

Friendly House creates a thriving community by connecting people of all ages and backgrounds through quality educational, recreational, and other life-sustaining services. Friendly House, a 21st-century settlement house, engages people to create a compassionate, equitable, and inclusive society. Friendly House is located in the heart of Northwest Portland and engages the community to support everyone.

About Mya Chamberlain.

Mya Chamberlain is the executive director of the Friendly House. Mya Chamberlin grew up in NW Portland where she attended Friendly House's Preschool in the 1970’s. Mya maintained her ties to the organization as a teen, where she worked as a volunteer, and returned to Friendly House in the mid-90's to work as a teacher in the after-school program.

About Noelle Dobson

Noelle Dobson is a Grants Program Manager at Metro and oversee the Metro Central Community Enhancement Grant and regional Community Enhancement Program. She’ll be gathering input on two proposals for potential changes to Metro grant programs that serve North and Northwest Portland communities.

Proposal to merge Metro Central and Suttle Road enhancement grant programs. You can read an FAQ here.

Proposal to update Metro Code 2.19 that would amend the recruitment and appointment process for Metro-administered solid waste community enhancement grant committees. You can read an FAQ here.

WHEN:  Thursday, October 12th, 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

WHERE: La Quinta - 4319 NW Yeon Ave, Portland, OR 97210

WHAT: PBOT and ODOT Upcoming projects

GUEST SPEAKER: Ellen Waters, E.MPA - Community Affairs Coordinator ODOT, and Gabriela Giron Valderrama, Urban Freight Coordinator from PBOT.

October's monthly meeting agenda.

The meeting will include speakers from PBOT and ODOT who will lead discussions on their roles in upcoming projects in the NIBA.area and answer questions related to how they operate and assist with city and state transportation for our area and state.

Please RSVP here so we can get an accurate head count.

If your NIBA membership is current and up to date, you will not be turned away.

If you would like to Join NIBA you can register here

At NIBA, we are determined to once again provide opportunities like this on an ongoing basis.

We hope that you are equally determined to get involved with your Business District.

WHEN: Thursday, September 14th, 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

WHERE: Cine Rent West, 2330 NW 31st Ave, Portland, OR 97210

WHAT: City of Portland Government Transition

GUEST SPEAKER: Lory Hefele - Co-chair of the Government Transition Advisory Committee for the City of Portland.

September's monthly meeting agenda.

Lory will speak about her role on the Government Transition Advisory Committee, responsible for ensuring the charter amendments approved by voters are implemented efficiently and effectively and providing community engagement and education for this work. She will speak about what the charter change includes, and the current status and answer any questions regarding how to stay involved and informed with this historic transition to the City of Portland's new form of government over the next 18 months.

WHEN: Thursday, July 13th, 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM.

WHERE: Meyer Pro. 3123 NW Industrial St. Parking on the street, either on Industrial or 31st.

WHAT: Interstate Bridge Replacement Program

GUEST SPEAKER: Salome Chimuku from Interstate Bridge Project

July’s monthly meeting agenda.

Salome will talk about the Interstate Replacement Program. What is happening so far, timeline and Summer events.

Please RSVP if you plan to attend.

WHEN:  Thursday, June 8th from 11:30AM to 1:30PM

WHERE: Prosper Portland's Office. 220 NW 2nd Ave #200, Portland, OR 97209

WHAT: NIBA annual elections, Prosper Portland presentation and update on MP2H project

GUEST SPEAKER: Kevin Johnson from Prosper Portland and Barry Manning from BPS

Our next monthly meeting will feature NIBA annual election of officers, Kevin Johnson Prosper Portland and partner organization resources and Barry Manning of Bureau of Planning and Sustainability - update on continuing MP2H – NW Plan work in conjunction with anticipated streetcar extension. Lunch will be provided, we ask that you RSVP if you plan to attend.

WHEN:  Thursday, May 11th from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AMWHERE: Portland Kettle Works.  2401 NW 22nd Ave Portland 97210. Parking behind the building. GUEST SPEAKER: Jacob Falkinburg and McKenzie Malone from Venture Portland AGENDA:

• Venture Portland 

  • The value that VP brings to both neighborhood associations and business associations like ours.

  • The value of these associations themselves.

  • Grant funds available through VP and a brief history of how those funds have been awarded and used.

  • Additional resources available through VP to associations.

  • VP’s involvement with government and regulatory agencies?

  • Things that VP has done to protect and grow neighborhood associations

  • McKenzie’s involvement in organizing, planning, and supporting events.

  • Additional roles that McKenzie plays in our associations.

  • Q&A

• Street Car updates

WHEN: Thursday, April 13th from 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM

WHERE: Lovett Deconstruction Inc. at 4315 NW St Helens Rd 97210.

GUEST SPEAKER: Reid Kerr from Echelon security

The meetings are at 7:30 AM every second Thursday of the month.

April’s monthly meeting agenda.

Our next monthly meeting will feature a presentation from echelon security services cofounder Reid Kerr. Reid will lay out a plan for how local businesses in our district can benefit by hiring Echelon. Many of you have expressed deep concern over increased crime and vandalism lately and Echelon may be a solution for some of the businesses in the northwest industrial district, because this is a relevant topic with many of you we expect a large turn out and we ask that you RSVP if you plan to attend.

We will meet at Lovett Deconstruction Inc. located at 4315 NW St Helens Rd 97210. We have parking out front but if that is full please park in our neighbor's parking lot to the south at Finity Productions 4309 NW St Helens rd. The entry door will be the one at the top of the ADA ramp.

Corky Collier, from Columbia Corridor Association, will be presenting the final report we did on the MP2H streetcar expansion into the industrial sanctuary, and give us an update from the city.

If you work/live near or in the path of the proposed extension project, we encourage you to attend.

February’s meeting will be at Calbag Metals on February 9, 2023. Calbag Metals is located at 2495 NW Nicolai Street. Meeting will be held from 7:30 am- 9:00 am.

Guest: All the fun people from the Northwest Industrial Neighborhood Area and friends.

Guest Speaker: Sam Adams from the Mayors Office

Guest Speaker: Andrew Fitzpatrick, Director of Economic Development