Remote work emptied Portland's downtown—not high taxes and not racial justice protests, even though the business lobby has tried to blame both.

"Killing our national model of a universal preschool program will not revive our old downtown-centric economic model."

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High tech, not high taxes, Emptied the city’s downtown

Opinion | Tax cuts won’t bring back Portland's downtown. More investments in our workforce will.

High tech, not high taxes, Emptied the city’s downtown

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