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Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center opens to the public

Dec. 27, 2019 3:07 p.m.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Convention Center hotel

Portland’s first convention center hotel and Hyatt’s first full-service hotel in the city of Portland has opened with 600 well-appointed guestrooms, including 16 suites. The hotel features 20 event venues among its 39,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space.

Cirque du Soleil’s Volta coming to the Portland Expo Center in June 2020

Dec. 18, 2019 9 a.m.

With Volta, Portland Expo Center will be hosting Cirque du Soleil for the fourth time. The troupe brought Ovo to Portland in 2012, followed by Totem in 2014, and Kurios in 2017. The awe-inspiring performances attracted thousands of people from across the Northwest.

Sapporo Bell rededicated at the Oregon Convention Center

June 11, 2019 1:04 p.m.

Karis Stoudamire-Phillips, Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission Chair

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Sapporo, Japan, Mayor Katsuhiro Akimoto continued their commitment to the Portland Sapporo Sister City relationship by rededicating the Japanese bell gifted by business leaders in Sapporo to Portland as a 30th anniversary gift.

Convention Center again honored with LEED Platinum status

March 12, 2019 2:37 p.m.

Aerial photo of solar array on the rooftop of the Oregon Convention Center

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. The Oregon Convention Center 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.

Metro Council approves plan to set aside tourism tax money for homeless services

Dec. 14, 2018 3:43 p.m.

Oregon Convention Center in the daytime with the Portland skyline in the background

Following up on Metro's $653 million housing bond, partners seek to come together to devote tourist tax money to housing services.

Portland'5 Centers for the Arts roof project collaboration to ease pathways for diverse contractors

By Heather Back

Dec. 5, 2018 10:17 a.m.

photo of the exterior of Antoinette Hatfield Hall

Several Metro programs are partnering with Portland’5 Centers for the Arts and the National Association of Minority Contractors to improve equity in contracting outcomes by identifying potential barriers that preclude or discourage certain contractors and subcontractors from submitting proposals on Metro’s projects.

Oregon Convention Center Hotel topping off

By Heather Back

Nov. 5, 2018 10:51 a.m.

Metro staff and councilors gather with construction crew for a group photo to celebrate the topping off of the Hyatt Regency Portland hotel project

On November 2nd, hundreds of construction workers from 28 different trades gathered to celebrate the end of the vertical rise of the Hyatt Regency Portland with a customary topping off.

Oregon Convention Center on course to be the most sustainable convention center in the world

By Heather Back

Oct. 22, 2018 5:29 p.m.

With hundreds of events and more than a half a million guests each year, the Oregon Convention Center’s sustainability is blazing the trail towards the most sustainable convention center in the world.

Oregon Zoo kicks off new Pub Talk series with 'Apes Like Us'

Oct. 12, 2018 10:20 a.m.

photographer and filmmaker Gerry Ellis seated on the forest floor with a chimpanzee

Renowned wildlife photographer Gerry Ellis will share his work at the first Oregon Zoo Pub Talk of the season

Metro departments unveil equity action plans that will 'shape work we do for years to come'

By Cristina Rojas

Oct. 10, 2018 2:03 p.m.

Expo Center roof project saves money, helps the environment

Sept. 19, 2018 4:13 p.m.

photo of the E from the Expo Center sign

A restoration of the roof at the Portland Expo Center has diverted 83 tons of material from landfills, material that would have otherwise resulted from a tear-off of the 200,000 square feet of roof surface area for Exhibit Halls D, E and the Connector.

Oregon Convention Center recognized for clean water strategy

Sept. 7, 2018 9:18 a.m.

Coho Salmon spawning, Salmon River, Oregon. Photo credit: BLM

Healthy watersheds advocate Salmon-Safe has recognized the Oregon Convention Center with Salmon-Safe recertification for its commitment to reducing polluted runoff to the Willamette River.

A step ahead: at zoo, elephants are walking more than ever

Aug. 21, 2018 3:41 p.m.

Elephants at the Oregon Zoo enjoy the new exhibit

Scientist uses ‘elephant Fitbits’ to monitor activity at state-of-the-art Elephant Lands

Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission appoints officers

Aug. 9, 2018 4:14 p.m.

The Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission, which oversees policies at some of Portland’s most prominent visitor venues, appointed officers at its July commission meeting. Karis Stoudamire-Phillips was elected as chair, John Erickson as vice chair, and Deidra Krys-Rusoff as secretary/treasurer.

Hyatt Regency Portland at the Oregon Convention Center creates tipping point for 26 conventions to choose Portland

By Heather Back

Aug. 6, 2018 11:06 a.m.

rendering of convention center hotel Multnomah entrance

The organizers of 26 conventions have chosen Portland after construction began on the Hyatt Regency Portland hotel, validating projections from hotel boosters about the project’s impact on the local economy