Portland Development Commission provides money, mentoring to help minority entrepreneurs succeed

Two years ago, leaders at Portland’s urban renewal agency made a confession.

In half a century of public investment, leaders at the Portland Development Commission had "contributed to the destructive impact of gentrification and displacement on the African American community," then-director Patrick Quinton said in January 2014.

By Casey Parks | The Oregonian/OregonLive

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