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Members 42nd Avenue 82nd Avenue of Roses Belmont Area Central Eastside Industrial Columbia Corridor Division/Clinton East Burnside Foster Area Gateway Area Goose Hollow Greater Brooklyn Hawthorne Boulevard Hillsdale Business & Professional Historic Mississippi Hollywood Boosters Kenton Interstate Avenue Lloyd District Community Assn Midway Montavilla/East Tabor Multnomah Village Nob Hill North Portland North-Northeast Northeast Broadway NW Industrial Neighborhood Old Town Chinatown Parkrose Pearl District Portland International District St. John's Business Boosters Sellwood-Westmoreland South Portland Swan Island Woodstock Community This website is maintained by Jean Baker info@apnba.com Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations 107 SE Washington, #244 Portland, OR 97214 Phone 503-477-9648 Fax 503-477-9641

Vitality Grant Available Vitality Grant requests are due October 1st. They must be brought to the office at 107 SE Washington #244 or postmarked by that date. Late requests will be returned unopened. The APNBA is an allliance of the 35+ business district associations (BDAs) in Portland, Oregon. BDA members are the merchants, property owners, and employees in the commercial districts surrounding the downtown. BDAs support and promote their commercial area. APNBA's services include information, education, training, technical assistance, networking, grant opportunities, and general administrative support to BDA leadership and through them, to the neighborhood businesses that the BDAs support. The APNBA contiues to advocate for the BDAs and provide contact information on BDA leadership and needs to the City of Portland through various means. Goals of the APNBA's programs and services include: Enhancing business district operational capabilities; Facilitating the creation of new business district associations; Increasing business association membership and member involvement; Stimulating more passionate, committed, and knowledgeable business association leasership; Expanding the capacity of the business districts to provide membership benefits and conduct membership recruitment and retention efforts; Developing communication vehicles between business associations for receiving and sharing information; Providing a communication link between and strengthening the interaction between the business district associations and the City of Portland. Portland's strong, active business district associations are the glue that holds neighborhoods together, giving them the distinctive identities that characterize Portland. Many of them serve the functions of a small town, offering the services and providing space for public interaction and community celebration. The well-organized business district association can be the business voice of this "micro-village" to the surrounding municipalities. Top of Page