Opposite ends of the spectrum re: economic development in the Press Herald today:
First, the bad news — I had been hopeful that Phil Congdon would be an effective DECD Commissioner based on some early comments that he made. It didn’t take long to crush that hope:
Now, the good news — this sounds like a great, fully baked plan for an underutilized piece of real estate in Portland from Bill Ryan, Jr. and his colleagues at the Red Claws. Hopefully, I’m not wrong about this one:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/builders-plan-event-complex_2011-04-28.html
http://www.pressherald.com/sports/benefits-of-new-claws-venue-listed_2011-04-28.html