Downtown Portland is the city’s economic, cultural and transportation hub. And its future remains far from certain.
In this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter Mike Rogoway and city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss the city center’s ups and downs, its peril and promise.

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