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New center to help small businesses get sustainable
- Daily Journal of Commerce
- By Alison Ryan
- 04 Feb 2008
A new offshoot of the Office of Sustainable Development will put green business practices into the hands of smaller Portland companies – for free.
The BEST Business Center, which launched Thursday, is meant as an all-in-one resource for businesses interested in figuring out how sustainable they are and then connecting with local experts to improve or create practices. It’s aimed at businesses with five to 50 employees. In Portland, that’s about 97 percent of all businesses, according to the city.
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City launches sustainability center
- Portland Business Journal
- by Rob Smith
- 01 Feb 2008
For the Cat Hospital of Portland, a visit from the city’s Office of Sustainable Development was nothing short of eye-opening.
The Sellwood-based business learned how to save money on lighting, heating and cooling. A conservation kit made the hospital’s toilets more efficient, and low-flow sink nozzles make its use of water more efficient.
Encouraged by those and other results, the Office of Sustainable Development yesterday unveiled the BEST Business Center, a new service that provides a sustainability audit to Portland companies.
Continue reading at: www.portland.bizjournals.com.