NEWS & MEDIA UPDATES
NEWS & MEDIA UPDATES
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AM NW
Dec. 03, 2025
Warm the Block: Coat and Food Drive hosted by Williams and Russell CDC & Taking Ownership PDX
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KATU: ARC PDX
Dec. 03, 2025
Williams and Russell CDC working to restore Albina’s Hill Block, a historically Black epicenter
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KPTV Fox 12
Mar 6, 2024
Development project in the Albina community hopes to enrich Portland's Black community-8:00PM
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Portland.gov Blog
March 5, 2025
Williams & Russell Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony
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LEVER News
March 3, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on LEVER-Designed Redevelopment in Portland
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Portland Tribune
Mar 2, 2025
New North Portland development aims to repair harms of urban renewal
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KOIN
Feb 28, 2025
Portland nonprofit begins $120M housing project 50 years after displacement of Black-owned homes, businesses
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The Portland Observer
Feb. 28,2025
Remediation Begins for the Historic Black Community Hub
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FOX 12 Oregon
Feb. 28, 2025
Historically black neighborhood in Portland breaks ground on affordable housing project
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OPB
Feb. 27, 2025
New North Portland development aims to repair harms of urban renewal
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Everyday Northwest
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC is revitalizing the Albina neighborhood
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ABC News 10
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on Historic 1.7-Acre Development
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KTLA 5
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on Historic 1.7-Acre Development
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KRON 4
Feb 27, 2025
Williams & Russell CDC Breaks Ground on Historic 1.7-Acre Development
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Axios Portland
Feb 25, 2025
Williams & Russell Project seeks to revitalize Black Portland
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Iconic Albina Lot Gets $10 Million from Prosper Portland for Black Business Hub
September 24, 2024
The agency demolished buildings on the Albina neighborhood block in the 1970s.
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KGW News
Mar 6, 2024
Portland’s historic Albina neighborhood to house $115M development
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Portland Business Journal
Mar 5, 2024
Affordable housing, Black business hub planned for North Portland’s Albina neighborhood
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Oregonian
March 5, 2024
Housing, Black Business incubator planned on North Portland site razed for unbuilt hospital
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Daily Journal of Commerce
March 5, 2024
Development details announced for revitalized campus
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KOIN TV
Mar 7, 2024
Albina neighborhood's $115 million development expected to break ground in 2025
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Portland Observer
March 6, 2024
The Williams & Russell Restorative Project. Building Four Important Community Pillars
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Block left vacant for 50 years in Portland's historic Albina neighborhood to gain new life
July 16, 2024
The Williams & Russell project looks to create 85 affordable apartments, 20 townhomes for sale and a new hub for Black-owned businesses.
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Over 100 Affordable Homes And A Black Business Hub Are Set To Arrive In North Portland, OR, Thanks To The Williams & Russell Project
July 12, 2024
An affordable housing project is making its way to Portland, OR’s Black community.
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Reparations commission suggests economic projects for Asheville's Black community
May 8, 2024
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — After nearly two years of meetings and discussions, Asheville’s 25-member Community Reparations Commission for the first time is recommending projects they want local leaders to support.