Good Morning, News: Hillsboro Desperate for Data Centers, Farmers Market Flurries, and-Weird!-War Leads to Oil Profits - Portland Mercury

"Portland Community College celebrated its newly renovated Health Technology Building Tuesday, located at the college's Sylvania Campus in Southwest Portland. The dedicated renovation began in 2018-funded through 2017 and 2022 ballot bond measures. A press release from PCC says that the renovated building has updated instructional and support spaces for programs in nursing, medical imaging and radiography, physical education, and exercise science. Additionally there's a refreshed student commons and new fitness areas for both academic programs and community education."

"His reporting is probably why the Oregon Legislature introduced a one-year moratorium on tax breaks for data centers, which takes effect in June. But in advance of that moratorium, Hillsboro is holding a fire sale of deals with big tech companies to extend their incentives -sometimes for decades."

"Farmers market-heads know that the downtown PSU farmer's market operates all year. But here, in May, we also begin to see smaller, neighborhood joints coming back into style. Last Sunday, the King Market at NE Wygant and NE 7th reopened, and yesterday, Shemanski Park, at SW Park and SW Main, returned to it regular Wednesday rotation. Look for Lents and Kenton to come back in June."

"Blue Heron is not a reenactment of Sophy Romvari's childhood. But it tells the tale of a family that resembles her own and that o"

Portland Community College celebrated the renovation of its Health Technology Building at the Sylvania Campus. The renovation, funded through 2018 and 2017–2022 ballot bond measures, updated instructional and support spaces for nursing, medical imaging and radiography, physical education, and exercise science. The project also refreshed the student commons and added new fitness areas for academic programs and community education. A data centers story prompted the Oregon Legislature to introduce a one-year moratorium on tax breaks starting in June. Before the moratorium, Hillsboro is extending incentives for big tech companies through additional deals. Downtown PSU’s farmers market runs year-round, while neighborhood markets are reopening, including King Market and Shemanski Park, with more expected in June. Blue Heron is described as a family story resembling a childhood experience.

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