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APNBA Business Association Presidents & Elected Officials is the list of BDA leaders followed by our elected city and county officials. To find your business district association, visit Portland Maps. The APNBA's final report on its visionPDX survey with the responses listed by association. BDA Meetings is the list of business districts and their meeting schedules. A list of Speakers available for BDA meetings. Please schedule with individual speakers. The APNBA's ByLaws detail the organization, its mission and purpose. Top of Page Small Business Liaisons Portland has appointed liaisons in its major bureaus to help small businesses through the often complex regulatory process. Here are some of the city's small business liaisons: Development Services, Suzanne Vara, www.portlandonline.com/bds/index.cfm?c=36713 Environmental Services, Dan Vizzini, 503.823.4038 Fire and Rescue, Earl Diment, 503.823.3741 Housing and Community Development, Lynn Knox, 503.823.2375 License and Tax Division, Thomas Lannom, 503.823.5154 Office of Management and Finance, Sue Klobertanz, 503.823.6881 Office of Neighborhood Involvement, Chris Hartye, 503.823.3881 Parks and Recreation, Todd Lofgren, 503-823-3395 Planning, Alma Flores, 503.823.7801 Police, Ron Alexander, 503.823.4846 Portland Development Commission, Neal Fitzgerald, 503.823.3321 Purchases, Jeff Baer, 503.823.6852 Sustainable Development, Mary Leverette, 503.823.2071 Water, Jeff Sandberg, 503.823.4307 Transportation, Robert Hillier,503.823.7567 Top of Page Top of Page Government/Public Policy City of Portland Website: portlandonline.com. You can reach the water department through www.portlandonline.com/water, River Renaissance through www.portlandonline/oni, etc. City/County Information & Referral: 503-823-4000.The only number you need to memorize. 2004 Code Maintenance: Zoning codes or call 503-823-7526. Development Services Center, 1900 SW 4th Avenue, First Floor, Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Thursday nights 5:00 to 7:30 p.m. Contact Martha Shonya 503-823-7822. Graffiti portlandonline.com Portland Office of Emergency Management is POEM. To check the status of your permit applications, land use, and compliance requests cgis.ci.portland.or.us. Public Involvement Task Force: Involvement Office of Sustainable Development, OSD is a great source of technical support and information on sustainable development for the business community including free recycling and waste prevention assistance, waste stream analysis, recycling posters, and a library of information on waste prevention, recycling, and purchasing recycled-content products. BusinessinPortland maintains connections to all the city and state agencies. A Map of Portland's recognized Business Associations showing boundaries. 2.5 MG .pdf file. Portland Development Commission: www.pdc.us for available PDC business services. Pay taxes and fees on-line at www.portlandonline.com/omf/revenue - just follow the link or the "Pay Online" tab. Top of Page Chambers and Business Associations Asian American Business Association www.aabaportland.org. Black Chamber www.blackchamber.info East Portland Chamber www.eastportlandchamberofcommerce.com Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber www.hmccoregon.com OAME www.oame.org Oregon Native American Chamber www.onacc.org Philippine American Chamber www.pacco.org Portland Alliance http://www.portlandalliance.com Portland Area Business Association www.paba.com Portland City Club www.pdxcityclub.org Russian Chamber www.russianchamber.com The Better Business Bureau www.thebbb.org Ukrainian Chamber ukrainianchamber.com Top of Page Other Portland Community College's Small Business Development Center: 503-978-5080. Free consultations for small businesses. www.pcc.edu. The Portland Career Training Center, pactcenter.com, is where students list their skills and employers list their requirements. Worksystems, Inc. offers recruitment and retention services as well as customized training for current workers. worksystems.org U.S. Small Business Administration's HUBZone program for small businesses in distressed areas is the fastest growing certification program in the entire federal system. For more information and an online application, visit sba.gov/hubzone or call them at (800) 488-5323. Small Business Center www.bizcenter.org Multicultural Events Calendar: Visit their www.clcbank.org. Top of Page