PORTLAND, Ore. (March
18, 2009) - Sponsorship and exhibitor
opportunities available at Achieve Green NW
Conference in Portland, Oregon June 1-3, 2009...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (February
17, 2009) - OREGON CONVENTION CENTER JOINS CLEAN
ENERGY OFFSET PROGRAM: Investing in biogas
development is the latest effort by the Pacific
Northwest’s largest meeting facility to reduce its
carbon footprint...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (December
1, 2008) - The Metropolitan Exposition
Recreation Commission (MERC) announced today that
Jeff Blosser, Executive Director of the Oregon
Convention Center, was named a 2008 Hall of
Headlines winner by Venues Today magazine for his
success in marketing the center’s green practices to
the conventions and meetings industry and for
guiding other convention centers and arenas around
the country to become “green.”...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (October 2, 2008) - The
Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC)
announced today that its largest public venue, the
Oregon Convention Center, was recertified with the
LEED-EB Silver rating from the United States Green
Building Services Commission (USGBC), making it the
first convention center in the nation to achieve
recertification at a higher rating....
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PORTLAND, Ore. (November
7, 2007) - The Oregon Convention Center has
chosen Ryan Thorpe to serve as its director of
operations. Thorpe will direct building operations
and maintenance services for the one million sq. ft.
facility...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (July 3, 2007) - The Oregon
Convention Center has increased the amount of
renewable power it is purchasing through Pacific
Power’s Blue Sky program....
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PORTLAND, Ore. (June 14, 2007) - The Metro
Council has approved Council President David
Bragdon’s appointment of Yvonne McClain to the
Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC)
Board. McClain will begin her board term July 1,
2007...
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PORTLAND, Ore. (March 29, 2007) - The
Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission has
selected David Woolson to serve as the regional
venue management agency’s new general manager...
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