Portland begging for takers at Centennial Mills
This is pretty funny. Now Portland's mayor and his Melvin Mark buddy chairing the anemic Portland Development Commission are sending out open letters seeking "public service-minded investors" for failed PDC projects. This missive, about the bombed Centennial Mills project, has got two "iconic"s in it, including one "wonderfully iconic," which really shows the desperation.
Oh, and so you don't forget, do it by midnight tonight! "Please respond by 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 26, 2011." Act now and they'll throw in some ginsu knives.
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"Based on the LAB Holding, LLC Proposal, annual property taxes generated from the new development are an estimated $770,000 year together with over 325 new jobs and an annual payroll of approximately $9.4 million."
They must have been smoking some high test, only available in Portlandia, weed! But if one looks at all the great jobs created by our light rail lines and associated developments/jobs predicted, we have people still smokin it!
Posted by pdxjim | August 2, 2011 3:28 PM
I vote for Ninkasi Brewing , easily one of the most successful and high -growth companies in Oregon.
They can put in a huge brewery ,like Widmer has , and then a stunning waterfront brewpub !
They are at PDX events all the time , they love PDX.
Sam get on down state and recruit those lads.
And anyone thinks the market is full , did not got to the Brewfest , it was sooo packed you could not move!
Posted by billb | August 2, 2011 3:32 PM
Interesting how they give a shout-out and link to Anna Griffin. Maybe they're just trying to be topical, but it makes them look lazy or under-informed: "We can't be bothered to detail the problems with the site, so why don't you go read this article instead."
Posted by Eric | August 2, 2011 3:34 PM
The ginzu knives will come in handy @hari kari time.
Posted by Mojo | August 2, 2011 5:38 PM
Maybe a "Sham Wow!" would be more appropriate. Holds 100x it's weight in tears
Posted by Mojo | August 2, 2011 5:41 PM
Second prize is a set of steak knives. Third prize is you're fired.
Posted by Old Zeb | August 2, 2011 7:56 PM
First prize is lunch with Sam Adams. Second prize is two lunches with Sam Adams and third prize is...
Posted by Evergreen Libertarian | August 2, 2011 10:50 PM
We could turn it into a theme park called Portland Confidential (courtesy of Phil Stanford). It would have a huge brothel, a gambling hall, a heroin smoking room, a biker bar, a Men's Bar, and special lounge for real estate sharpies, all supervised by cops on the take. We could exclude non-whites and Jews and serve the city's elite, just like the old days.
Posted by Mister Tee | August 3, 2011 4:52 AM
EL - third prize is an outing with David Wu but you must bring your teen aged daughter...
Posted by LucsAdvo | August 3, 2011 6:17 AM
So is this the next 'Burnside Bridgehead' failure?
Posted by MachineShedFred | August 3, 2011 11:02 AM