Prosper Portland, formerly the Portland Development Commission (PDC), is the

community development corporation A community development corporation (CDC) is a not-for-profit organization incorporated to provide programs, offer services and engage in other activities that promote and support community development. CDCs usually serve a geographic location su ...

created by the city of

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. It promotes development, housing projects and economic development within the city's eleven

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districts. It has controversially sought to establish measurable standards for workplace diversity among its contractors. In May 2017, the Portland City Council voted to change PDC's name to Prosper Portland.

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* Government of Portland, Oregon Organizations based in Portland, Oregon {{Oregon-org-stub