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Downtown & Northwest Portland Business News Archive

Past Local Industry Updates for Downtown & Northwest Portland

This archive holds the Local Industry Updates that have cycled out of the Downtown & Northwest Portland area guide header. Each refresh moves the previous header item here, where it stays for roughly one month before it is removed. The newest item always lives in the area guide header.

November 4, 2026

OHSU's largest union, AFSCME Local 328, voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new labor contract in January 2026, averting a strike that workers had authorized in December 2025.

Source: Willamette Week, January 19, 2026

November 4, 2026

OHSU reported a dramatic financial turnaround, swinging from a $118 million loss in fiscal 2025 to a roughly $135 million operating profit in fiscal 2026.

Source: OHSU News, July 29, 2026