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Portland Metro Chamber
Location
75 members[1]
Key people
  • Andrew Hoan (President & CEO)[2]
  • Ariana Alejandres (Vice President of Finance & Operations)[3]
  • Jon Isaacs (Executive Vice President of Public Affairs)[4]
  • T.J. McHugh (Director of Government Relations)[5]
  • Katie Mongue (Vice President of Strategic Communications)[6]
Formerly called
Portland Trade Board (1870-1890)
Portland Chamber of Commerce (1890-1984)
Portland Metropolitan Chamber (1984-2001)
Portland Business Alliance (2001-2023)

Portland Metro Chamber is the chamber of commerce for the Portland metropolitan area anchored by Portland, Oregon. The organization was established as the Portland Trade Board in 1870, and was later known as the Portland Metropolitan Chamber, and the Portland Business Alliance.

Andrew Hoan is the chief executive officer.[2]

History

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The organization was founded as the Portland Trade Board (also referred to as the Portland Board of Trade)[7]: 501  in 1870.[8] It was founded in part by William Reid, a very wealthy investor born in Glasgow, Scotland.[7]: 54  On April 7, 1890, the organization was merged into the Portland Chamber of Commerce,[9] which had been recently incorporated.[7]: 85 

The organization would later be called the Portland Metropolitan Chamber from 1984 to 2001, and the Portland Business Alliance from 2001 to 2023, afterwards changing its name to the Portland Metro Chamber.[8][10][11]

References

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  1. ↑ "Board". Portland Metro Chamber. Archived from the original on 2026-06-16. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  2. 1 2 "Portland Metro Chamber's Andrew Hoan on bringing back Portland". KOIN.com. 2023-11-19. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Ariana Alejandres (she/her)". Portland Metro Chamber. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Jon Isaacs (he/him)". Portland Metro Chamber. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  5. ↑ "T.J. McHugh (he/him)". Portland Metro Chamber. Archived from the original on 2025-08-07. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Katie Mongue (she/her)". Portland Metro Chamber. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  7. 1 2 3 Kimbark MacColl, E. (November 1976). The Shaping of a City: Business and Politics in Portland, Oregon 1885 to 1915. Portland, Oregon: The Georgian Press Company.
  8. 1 2 Redden, Jim (2025-06-06). "Downtown renewal focus of Portland Metro Chamber events". The Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
  9. ↑ "Archives West: Portland Chamber of Commerce records, 1890-1984". Orbis Cascade Alliance: Archives West. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2026-07-02.
  10. ↑ McCurdy, Christen (2023-07-18). "Andrew Hoan Talks About PBA's Rebrand as the Portland Metro Chamber and the Organization's Strategic Plan". Oregon Business. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  11. ↑ Njus, Elliot (2023-06-15). "Portland Business Alliance renames itself Portland Metro Chamber". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
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