50-816: The Pamplin Media Group (PMG) is a media conglomerate owned by Carpenter Media Group and operating primarily in the Portland metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Oregon . Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. founded the company in 2001 and sold it to Carpenter in 2024. As of 2019, the company owns 25 newspapers and employs 200 people. Each chain writes and edits its own stories and shares them with each other and several subscribers, including newspapers in Medford, Corvallis, and Albany. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. purchased Community Newspapers, Inc. in August 2000. The sale included eleven newspapers in
100-637: A $ 1 million expansion on its Gresham press plant. In August 2019, the Hillsboro Tribune was merged into the Forest Grove News-Times. In January 2020, the Canby Herald and Molalla Pioneer were merged to form The Herald-Pioneer . In March that same year, about 20 newsroom employees were laid off and staff hours were reduced following a loss of revenue stemming from the COVID-19 recession in
150-581: A Bachelor's degree or higher. The overall employment rate was 66.5%. As of the census of 2010, there were 20,291 people, 8,667 households, and 5,075 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,209.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,625.4/km ). There were 9,138 housing units at an average density of 1,895.9 per square mile (732.0/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 88.5% White, 1.3% African American, 1.3% Native American, 2.5% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.0% of
200-535: A brief period in the early 1980s, an experimental Amtrak service named the Willamette Valley Express made a regular stop in Milwaukie, just east of the intersection of Harrison Street and Highway 224 (a location Amtrak referred to as East Milwaukie). The service, which ran twice a day in each direction and connected Portland with Eugene , was introduced on a trial basis in August 1980 and discontinued at
250-523: A pioneer orchardist who developed the Lambert cherry . The name of the station was changed to East Milwaukee in 1913 and corrected to East Milwaukie in 1916. The Bing cherry , among other varieties, was developed in Milwaukie by Ah Bing, an orchard foreman employed by Seth Lewelling . A mural in the city commemorates Mr. Bing's accomplishment. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
300-612: A population of 2,512,859 at the 2020 census , an increase of over 12% since 2010. The Oregon portion of the metropolitan area is the state's largest urban center, while the Washington portion of the metropolitan area is the state's third-largest urban center after Seattle and Spokane (the Seattle Urban Area includes Tacoma and Everett ). Portions of the Portland metro area (Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington Counties) are under
350-524: A public library that is part of the Library Information Network of Clackamas County . The city has one college campus, Clackamas Community College Harmony. Milwaukie is within the TriMet transit district and is served by several TriMet bus lines. TriMet established a transit center in downtown Milwaukie in 1981, and by 2000 was served by as many as 12 routes, using on-street stops around
400-617: A subsidy of R.B. Pamplin Corp. The business' name was later changed to Pamplin Media Group. In November 2000, the company bought four titles from Lee Enterprises . The sale included The Gresham Outlook , the Sandy Post and two monthly publications: The East County News and Lifestyles Northwest . In February 2001, Pamplin founded the Portland Tribune , which would serve as the media group's flagship title. In February 2005, Pamplin purchased
450-656: Is also a component of S&P's 20-city composite index of the value of the U.S. residential real estate market. As of July 2022, the Portland–Vancouver–Salem, OR–WA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) consists of five Metropolitan Statistical Areas, covering nine counties in Oregon and three counties in Washington: The 2022 population estimate is 3,285,275, ranked 19th largest in the United States (3,280,736 based on
500-550: Is helped by Multnomah County, which has given the Democratic nominee over 70% of the vote in every election since 2004. 45°30′N 122°39′W / 45.5°N 122.65°W / 45.5; -122.65 Milwaukie, Oregon Milwaukie / m ɪ l ˈ w ɔː k i / is a city mostly in Clackamas County , Oregon , United States; a very small portion of the city extends into Multnomah County . The population
550-885: Is home to a number of professional and semi-professional sports teams, including the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers , the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer , the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the Portland Loggers of the North American Rugby League . Other teams include the Portland Pickles and the Hillsboro Hops . Portland is also home to two NCAA Division 1 universities,
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#1732859178338600-457: Is located in the town and employs a few hundred people. According to Milwaukie's 2022 People's Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: In 2015–2016, Milwaukie saw a boom in real estate. It was named the ninth hottest real estate market in 2016 by realtor.com. A big draw to the city was noticed right after the Orange Line from TriMet, a $ 1.4 billion project connecting
650-503: Is served by the North Clackamas School District and most children attend one of nine public elementary schools, Alder Creek Middle School or Wilbur Rowe Middle School, depending on area of residence, Rex Putnam High School , Milwaukie High School for regular high school education, and New Urban High School or Cascade Heights Charter School for alternative education. Since 1996, Milwaukie High School has annually hosted
700-772: The Central Oregonian from Eagle along with its printing facility in Prineville . In 2014, Pamplin partnered with the EO Media Group , which publishes the East Oregonian and several other weekly and monthly publications in Oregon, to form the Oregon Capital Bureau and publish the Oregon Capital Insider newsletter. The partnership came as the number of reporters assigned to state capital bureaus nationwide
750-623: The Clackamas Review switched from weekly to monthly publication and was renamed to the Milwaukie Review . The Oregon City News switched to monthly publication as well. In December 2023, Pamplin announced its Gresham printing plant would close the following month and about two dozen employees would lose their jobs. Pamplin shifted production of its newspapers to The Columbian 's plant in Vancouver, Washington. In June 2024, Pamplin
800-577: The Oregon Legislative Assembly on February 4, 1903, originally as the Town of Milwaukie. The Oregon and California Railroad named their station there Milwaukee in 1870 and corrected it to Milwaukie in 1892. As the city center grew further from the railroad and a branch line was built across the Willamette to Oswego , Milwaukie station was replaced and renamed Lambert for Joseph H. Lambert ,
850-673: The PCC Rock Creek campus, Tanasbourne and the Willow Creek MAX light rail station. Amtrak trains serve Portland Union Station . The Coast Starlight runs from Los Angeles to Seattle while Cascades connects Eugene to Vancouver, BC . The Empire Builder heads east to Chicago . State highways , numbered as Interstate , U.S. and Oregon Routes , in the metropolitan area include: Notable highways never built, or removed altogether, include Mount Hood Freeway , Interstate 505 , and Harbor Drive . The Portland MSA
900-600: The Portland State Vikings and the Portland Pilots . The Portland MSA also hosts a number of amateur sports, including college and high school sports. The high school rugby championships are held annually in the Portland MSA, and draw crowds of 8,000 to 10,000 supporters. The Portland metropolitan area is heavily Democratic and has voted for that party's presidential candidate in every election since 1988. This
950-790: The 2020 Census). This area includes the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area; Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area, and other surrounding areas. Major cities in the region in addition to Portland include Beaverton , Gresham , Hillsboro in Oregon, and Vancouver in Washington. The area also includes the smaller cities of Corbett , Cornelius , Fairview , Forest Grove , Gladstone , Happy Valley , King City , Lake Oswego , Milwaukie , Oregon City , Sherwood , Tigard , Troutdale , Tualatin , West Linn , Wilsonville , Wood Village in Oregon, as well as Battle Ground , Camas , Washougal , Ridgefield , La Center and Yacolt in Washington. It includes
1000-660: The Oregon side is generally provided by TriMet . In addition, Sandy Area Metro serves Sandy, South Clackamas Transportation District serves nearby Molalla , Canby Area Transit serves Canby and South Metro Area Regional Transit serves Wilsonville. Service in Clark County is provided by C-Tran . In Columbia County , the Columbia County Rider provides transit service on weekdays connecting St. Helens with downtown Portland and connecting Scappoose and St. Helens with certain points in urban Washington County, including
1050-505: The Portland suburbs ( Beaverton Valley Times , Forest Grove News-Times , Lake Oswego Review , Tigard Times , Tualatin Times , West Linn Tidings , Our Town , Sherwood Gazette and Southwest Community Connection ). The total staff was about 130. The company also acquired the Sellwood Bee around that time in a separate sale. The papers were to be managed by Oregon Publications Corp.,
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#17328591783381100-450: The United States . In July 2022, Pamplin announced it would no longer host a comments section on the articles published to its websites. In April 2023, Pamplin launched YourOregonNews.com, which aggregates stories from all of its newspapers. That same year in June, Pamplin agreed to sell its 39,000-square-foot Milwaukie -area building headquarters to Clackamas County for $ 11 million. In August,
1150-406: The age of 18 living with them, 39.8% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no spouse present, 7.5% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 7.8% were cohabitating couples. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size
1200-417: The city has a total area of 4.85 square miles (12.56 km ), of which 4.82 square miles (12.48 km ) is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ) is water. Parks include Dogwood Park, Elk Rock Island , Kronberg Park , Milwaukie Riverfront Park , and Spring Park . As of the census of 2020, there were 21,119 people, 9,286 households, and 5,232 families residing in the city. The population density
1250-456: The city of Milwaukie now exists. Milwaukie was settled in 1847 and formally platted in 1849 as a rival to the upriver Oregon City by Lot Whitcomb , who named it for Milwaukee, Wisconsin . At the time, the Wisconsin city was also frequently spelled "Milwaukie" before the current spelling was adopted. Some accounts also state that the Oregon city used an alternate spelling to prevent confusion at
1300-428: The close-in suburb right to the heart of downtown Portland, finished in 2015. A year after the opening of the Orange Line, housing prices had risen 12.2% and city officials said there were no vacancies for retail storefronts in Milwaukie's downtown area. In addition to the new Orange Line, Milwaukie finished a $ 2.2 million project to the city's waterfront park. The city had a grand opening on May 1, 2015. Milwaukie
1350-521: The company extended its line to Oregon City , and interurban service between Portland and Oregon City via Milwaukie began operating. During the several decades after 1900, a succession of other private companies, including the Portland Railway, Light and Power Company , operated the streetcar and interurban service to and through the town. All interurban service was discontinued in January 1958. At
1400-655: The downtown area of Milwaukie, and a riverfront park was being developed. Milwaukie is the home of Dark Horse Comics . Dark Horse is known for publishing works including Sin City , the character Hellboy , and the original graphic novel series 300 , as well for producing dozens of films and television series, including The Mask and Timecop , based on characters created by Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson . The total office space of Dark Horse Comics occupies three city blocks in downtown Milwaukie, sporting numerous display windows visible to transit riders. Bob's Red Mill
1450-661: The end of 1981. In the United States House of Representatives , Milwaukie is in Oregon's 5th congressional district , which is represented by Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer . In the Oregon Legislative Assembly , Milwaukie is in the 21st Senate district , represented by Democrat Kathleen Taylor , and in the 41st House district , represented by Democrat Mark Gamba , a former mayor of the city. The Mayor and City Council are elected at-large for four-year terms. Current mayor Lisa Batey took office on January 1, 2023, after winning
1500-440: The intersection of Jackson Street and 21st Avenue, next to Milwaukie City Hall. Since 2010, the bus stops that previously comprised Milwaukie TC are no longer designated as a "transit center" by TriMet. In fall 2015, the focal point for rider transfers between routes shifted southward from the former transit-center location, with the opening of a new light rail station at the south end of downtown. TriMet's MAX Light Rail service
1550-446: The jurisdiction of Metro , a directly elected regional government which, among other things, is responsible for land-use planning in the region. As of the 2020 census , there were 2,512,859 people within the MSA. As of the 2010 census , there were 2,226,009 people, 867,794 households, and 551,008 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA were as follows: In 2010
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1600-543: The largest being Portland, Oregon . The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro, OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area , a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and other entities. The OMB defines the area as comprising Clackamas , Columbia , Multnomah , Washington , and Yamhill Counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. The area had
1650-748: The median income for a household in the MSA was $ 53,078 and the median income for a family was $ 64,290. The per capita income was $ 27,451. The Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), the 23rd largest in the United States , has a population of 2,226,009 (2010 Census). Of them, 1,789,580 live in Oregon (46.7% of the state's population) while the remaining 436,429 live in Washington (6.7% of state's population). It consists of Multnomah , Washington , Clackamas , Columbia and Yamhill counties in Oregon, as well as Clark and Skamania counties in Washington . The area includes Portland and
1700-619: The monthly newspaper King City Regal Courier from the Hieb family. In September 2012, the company launched the Hillsboro Tribune . On January 8, 2013, Pamplin bought five newspapers from Eagle Newspapers, Inc. in the Portland area ( Canby Herald , Wilsonville Spokesman , Molalla Pioneer , The Newberg Graphic , and the Woodburn Independent ), along with The Madras Pioneer in Central Oregon . In June 2013, it also purchased
1750-525: The nationally recognized Living History Day. On this day thousands of veterans are welcomed into the school to help educate students about the past. There is also a private Catholic high school, La Salle High School , named after St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle , and the Portland Waldorf School , a private Waldorf school, which serves grades K–12. The city is home to the Ledding Library ,
1800-467: The neighboring cities of Vancouver , Beaverton , Gresham , Hillsboro , Milwaukie , Lake Oswego , Oregon City , Fairview , Wood Village , Troutdale , Tualatin , Tigard , West Linn , Battle Ground , Camas and Washougal . Changes in house prices for the metro area are publicly tracked on a regular basis using the Case–Shiller index ; the statistic is published by Standard & Poor's and
1850-442: The population. There were 8,667 households, of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no spouse present, 5.2% had a male householder with no spouse present, and 41.4% were non-families. 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
1900-410: The post office. Whitcomb arrived in Oregon in 1848 and settled on a donation land claim , where he built a sawmill and a gristmill . Milwaukie rivaled Portland and Oregon City for a time, but Portland eventually became the bigger city because it had a deeper port . The first post office at Milwaukie was established in 1850, with Whitcomb as the first postmaster. The community was incorporated by
1950-526: The time, the Portland–Milwaukie–Oregon City and Portland–Sellwood–Bellrose lines had been the last streetcar or interurban service operating in the Portland metropolitan area, and not until 1986 did interurban service return—in the form of MAX ( light rail ) between Portland and Gresham . Oregon Motor Stages, Inc., had provided some bus service through Milwaukie until 1954, when it abruptly ceased all operation. Replacement transit-bus service
2000-523: The unincorporated suburban communities in Oregon of Aloha , Beavercreek , Boring , Cedar Mill , Clackamas , Damascus , Dunthorpe , Garden Home , Raleigh Hills , and West Slope , as well as Hazel Dell , Minnehaha , Salmon Creek , Walnut Grove and Orchards in Washington. Portland is where Interstate 84 starts at Interstate 5 , both major highways in the Pacific Northwest . Other primary roads include Interstate 205 , an eastern bypass of
2050-599: The urban core, U.S. Route 26 , which heads west and southeast, U.S. Route 30 , which follows the Oregon side of the Columbia River northwest and east, mirrored by Washington State Route 14 east from Vancouver , and Oregon Route 217 , which connects US 26 with I-5 in the south, travelling through Beaverton . Both US 26 and US 30 go to the Oregon Coast . SR 500 runs from Interstate 5 to SR 503. Padden Parkway runs from NE 78th St and east to NE 162nd Ave. Transit service on
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2100-707: The voters. The 7.3-mile (11.7 km) line was sufficiently complete by May 15, 2015, for 500 passengers to make an initial special run along its whole length. Regular passenger service began four months later. Streetcars began serving Milwaukie in August 1892, when the East Side Railway extended its service beyond the then-town of Sellwood . The company built a carbarn and workshop in downtown Milwaukie, on Jackson Street at River Road (now McLoughlin Blvd. at that location), which opened in December 1892. The following year,
2150-404: Was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.8% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.6% male and 51.4% female. In 2009 new apartments and retail space were under construction in
2200-488: Was 2.86. The median age in the city was 40.2 years. 18.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32.7% were from 25 to 44; 24.8% were from 45 to 64; and 16.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.5% male and 51.5% female. Median household income was $ 78,676. 6.8% of residents living at or below the poverty line, including 5.1% of those under 18 years old. 38.3% of residents had an educational attainment of
2250-604: Was 21,119 at the 2020 census . Founded in 1847 on the banks of the Willamette River , the city, known as the Dogwood City of the West, was incorporated in 1903 and is the birthplace of the Bing cherry . The city is now a suburb of Portland and also adjoins the unincorporated areas of Clackamas and Oak Grove . The Clackamas people were the original inhabitants of the land upon which
2300-473: Was 4,381.6 inhabitants per square mile (1,691.7/km ). There were 9,596 housing units at an average density of 1,990.9 per square mile (768.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 83.1% White , 1.2% African American , 0.5% Native American , 2.5% Asian , 0.4% Pacific Islander , 2.2% from other races , and 10.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.1% of the population. There were 9,286 households, of which 26.6% had children under
2350-542: Was extended to Milwaukie on September 12, 2015. Construction of the MAX Orange Line , a light-rail connection between Portland and Milwaukie, began in 2011. Although this project had been planned for many years, it faced strong opposition by opponents of "Portland Creep"; in September 2012, opponents succeeded in passing a ballot initiative requiring that all Clackamas County spending on light rail be directly approved by
2400-548: Was introduced in 1955 by Intercity Buses, Inc., a member of a consortium of four bus companies collectively known as the "Blue Bus" lines , and Intercity expanded its service after the 1958 abandonment of the rail service. TriMet, a new government-owned public transit authority, was established in 1969, and in September 1970 it took over all of the "Blue Bus" companies. TriMet has been the primary provider of transit service in Milwaukie since that time. Amtrak passenger trains pass through Milwaukie without stopping. However, for
2450-545: Was on the decline. That same year Pamplin launched the Business Tribune . In 2018, the newly-launched Salem Reporter joined the bureau, and its publisher, Les Zaitz, was assigned to lead its three reporters. The Salem Reporter left the cooperative in early 2020 and Zaitz left the operation. The Oregon Capital Bureau as of late winter 2020 includes just the EO Media Group and Pamplin. Also in 2018, Pamplin completed
2500-549: Was sold to Carpenter Media Group. Six weeks later an unknown number of employees were laid off, including longtime statehouse reporter Peter Wong. That same month the Sherwood Gazette ceased publication and the Estacada News was later shuttered. Portland metropolitan area The Portland metropolitan area is a metro area with its core in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington . It has 5 principal cities,
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