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Event kicks off Willow Creek Center
Photos and story by Dana Haynes
A breakfast meeting of the Westside Economic Alliance, Friday, March 5, also served as the official grand opening of Portland Community College’s Willow Creek Center in Hillsboro.
A crowd gathers as Jonathan Schlueter, executive director of the Westside Economic Alliance, leads in the unveiling of commemorative banners. Photos by Thomas NGO, courtesy of TriMet.
An estimated 200 business leaders and representatives of city, county and state government were on hand for the event. Congressman David Wu of Oregon’s 1st Congressional District spoke.
The college has many partners from both the public and private sector at Willow Creek, including TriMet – the facility is on a park-and-ride and a MAX station – as well as the Oregon Employment Department, Worksystems Inc. and Portland State University.
Congressman David Wu, left, discusses business with Preston Pulliams, president of Portland Community College.
Willow Creek was constructed in 2009 with a combination of funds from the college’s 2008 bond measure and $7.5 million in matching grants from the Oregon Legislature.
About Dana Haynes
Dana Haynes, joined PCC in 2007 as the manager of the Office of Public Affairs, directing the college's media and government relations. Haynes spent the previous 20 years as a reporter, columnist and editor for Oregon newspapers, including ... more »