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Oregon Convention Center Exterior Renovation MLK Entrance Drone Photo
Renovation Craig Stroud COBID
Jan. 09, 2020 | press

Unmistakably Oregon: Finding a sense of place at the new Oregon Convention Center

Written by Natalia Hurt, Oregon Business

Organic and inclusive, the remodeled Convention Center makes visitors feel at ease and at home.

Convention centers, like airports, can possess a disorienting quality that leaves guests forgetting which city they are in as they walk the nondescript halls. But of all the words that describe Portland’s newly renovated Oregon Convention Center  —  welcoming, organic, intuitive  —  Oregonian tops the list.

OCC renovation Colas Construction MERC Diversity Inclusion COBID
Oct. 25, 2019 | press

Oregon Convention Center Renovation Sticks to its Promises

By Stephanie Basalyga, Business Tribune

$40 million project sets new bar for public agencies for diversity and inclusion in contracting, workforce.

The recently completed $40 million renovation of the Oregon Convention Center hasn't just resulted in a new look from the event center. It's also set the bar for how contracting on public projects can be structured to create a fair playing field that supports diversity and inclusion.

OCC renovation Colas Construction COBID Craig Stroud
Dec. 06, 2018 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center renovation results in unprecedented 56% contracting and subcontracting by diverse firms

The Oregon Convention Center is undergoing a major renovation to reinvigorate the image of the convention center to local Portlanders, as well as improve its national competitiveness. The project construction bidding resulted in the largest Oregon public works contract being awarded to a minority owned business, Colas Construction, as the general contractor for the $39 million project. 

Hyatt Regency Colas Construction OCC renovation Metro Craig Stroud Heather Back Economic Impact COBID convention center hotel
May 16, 2018 | news releases

Oregon Convention Center renovation to increase national competitiveness, further driving regional economy

Last fiscal year, the center generated more than $626 million in total spending

A $27 million renovation of the Oregon Convention Center is set to begin, as Portland prepares for the late 2019 opening of the Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center.

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