<strong>As some companies continue to delay buying decisions, Michelle Weisenbach says the declining interest rate environment is signaling companies to invest in technical improvements.</strong>
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Monique Claiborne of The Kenley Group will lead the economic development organization.
Greater Portland Inc. has named Monique Claiborne as the organization s new president and CEO. Claiborne will oversee the nonprofit public-private partnership, which advances regional economic development through job growth and investment in the seven-county, bistate region.
GPI seeks to attract businesses to the Portland area, including Southwest Washington, by selling them on the region s charm, its cool factor, and its shovel-ready land. Monique s extensive experience in all areas of economic development from business recruitment and foreign direct investment to government and finance make her exceptionally qualified to lead GPI into a new era, said Michelle Weisenbach, KeyBank president and commercial banking sales leader for Oregon/SW Washington and chair of the CEO search committee for the Greater Portland board of directors.