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Oregon Convention Center Exterior Renovation MLK Entrance

Sep. 10, 2020 | community stories

Metro working to open the doors of the Oregon Convention Center as evacuee shelter

Clackamas County, Metro and the Oregon Convention Center are working to set up the center as an evacuee shelter for community members displaced by the Oregon wildfires.

The Red Cross managed shelter will accommodate community members displaced by the fires with sleeping arrangements and other services offered in the temporary space, with COVID-19 physically distanced protocols. The Joint Office of Homeless Services will also be expanding the capacity of the shelter set up earlier this year.

Metro MERC COVID-19

May 27, 2020 | news releases

Metro’s visitor venues: economic generators and community bedrocks

With guidance from public health officials, teams are preparing for the return of cultural events, community connections and generating thousands of jobs throughout the region.

The Oregon Convention Center, Oregon Zoo, Portland Expo Center, and Portland’5 Centers for the Arts are powerful economic generators for the state and centers for communities to connect. These visitor venues employ thousands and serve as gathering places for millions of memories created each year.

Lights Out Portland Portland Audubon Society LED lighting Metro Craig Stroud

Sep. 20, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center will go 'lights out' to help save migrating birds and reduce light pollution

Lights Out Portland is a one-night event where residential households and commercial buildings dim their lighting in order to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds.

Metro Hyatt Regency Portland OCC renovation Scott Cruickshank Craig Stroud Economic Impact

Apr. 09, 2019 | news releases

Metro’s Visitor Venues: Economic driver and employer of thousands

Portland’s most prominent visitor venues, operated by Metro, contributed $773 million to greater Portland’s economy in 2018, according to a report by Crossroads Consulting. The report said the Oregon Convention Center, Portland Expo Center, Oregon Zoo and Portland’5 Center for the Arts combined for 1,435 events, collectively which translated to $773 million in spending, 7,310 jobs and $27.7 million in tax revenue.

OCC staff Diversity Equity Inclusion Dr. Markisha Smith Metro Craig Stroud

Mar. 19, 2019 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center staff invests in creating safe and welcoming spaces

When we talk about creating safe and welcoming spaces in our communities, local businesses and organizations need to follow through and do the real work it takes. Having adequate policies and procedures, combined with regular diversity, equity and inclusion training are key to advancing these goals.

LEED U.S. Green Building Council Metro Craig Stroud Matthew Uchtman Ryan Harvey sustainability

Mar. 08, 2019 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center achieves LEED Platinum recertification

The Oregon Convention Center has been recertified as a LEED® Platinum building by the U.S. Green Building Council — the highest of the USGBC’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design standards and an internationally recognized benchmark for sustainable building practices. OCC is one of only two convention centers in the United States to hold that distinction and continues a Portland tradition of achieving the highest levels of sustainable practice.

Daily Journal of Commerce convention center hotel OCC renovation Hyatt Regency Portland Colas Construction Metro

Feb. 27, 2019 | press

Oregon Convention Center project proceeding

By Sam Tenney, DJC Oregon

A major project to upgrade the Oregon Convention Center is under way and on pace for completion at the end of this year to coincide with the opening of the 600-room Hyatt Regency hotel one block to the north.

The $39 million renovation will modernize public areas of the 30-year-old structure, providing an enhanced guest experience while establishing better connections to entries and improving wayfinding for hotel guests and transit users disembarking from the adjacent MAX platform.

KGW-TV OCC renovation sustainability Craig Stroud Metro

Feb. 27, 2019 | press

Oregon Convention Center recycling 110 tons of old carpet

By Keely Chalmers, KGW-TV Environmental Reporter/Meteorologist

The old dated carpet being torn out of the convention center as part of a $39 million renovation project

Move over PDX carpet. There's another carpet in town that is creating quite a buzz.

It's the old dated carpet being torn out of the Oregon Convention Center as part of a $39 million renovation project.

But you won't be able to purchase a piece of it or find it made into furniture. It is, however, being used for a good cause.

Hyatt Regency Portland convention center hotel Tom Hughes Metro Mortenson Construction

Nov. 07, 2018 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center Hotel topping off

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Lights Out Portland Portland Audubon Society LED lighting energy efficiency Metro

Sep. 21, 2018 | sustainability news

Oregon Convention Center joins community effort to raise awareness about the impact of light pollution on migrating birds

The Oregon Convention Center (OCC) is once again participating in the third annual Lights Out Portland 2018 event on September 21, 2018.