Eight companies were in the inaugural class of the Eugene RAIN business accelerator that launched Monday. The accelerator is an intensive 12-week mentorship and business development program. The program is part of a broader state-backed economic development initiative called RAIN, which stands for Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network…
A program to provide stable housing and a positive learning environment for Native American children in foster care reached a turning point this week. City, state and county officials – plus others, including an architecture firm, the Native American Youth and Family Center and the Lents neighborhood – signed a “Declaration of Cooperation” Monday during a … Read moreNew SE Portland education center, housing development for Native American foster care children moves forward