Portland this year

Inside Tucson Business

Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities (TREO) announced last week its leadership exchange trip this year will go to Portland, Ore.

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The trip will be Aug. 8 - 10. Last year, local leaders visited Austin, Texas.

Of particular interest in Portland, is the city’s successes in the areas of urban revitalization, mass transportation, cross-jurisdictional regional planning and attracting and keeping what it calls the “creative class” of 25 to 34 year-olds.

Portland is a region of over 2 million residents and regularly ranks high on “Best of” lists.

Traveling to Portland will give local leaders a chance to get a glimpse of Tucson’s potential future, said Francie Merryman, chair of the Portland Leadership Exchange Trip and a vice president with Northern Trust.

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