We’re excited to share that 100 small businesses in Multnomah County will receive comprehensive grant packages from Comcast RISE, our program that aims to help businesses and their communities thrive through economic growth. Grant packages will include business consultation services, educational resources, a $5,000 monetary grant, creative production, media schedule and a technology makeover. The […]
Comcast Invests $300,000 to Advance Digital Equity in Portland
https://vimeo.com/851334913What’s the News? We’re making a $300,000 investment to advance digital equity and economic opportunity in the greater Portland area. Comcast is donating $60,000 and launching its latest Lift Zone (providing free, high-speed Wi-Fi service) to Free Geek’s new Center for Technology Education & Digital Equity and investing $240,000 in a digital navigation campaign. Why […]
Multnomah County Partners with Comcast to Announce $4 Million in Grant Packages to Local Small Businesses
Today we were joined by Portland City Commissioner Carmen Rubio, representatives from Prosper Portland and the Portland Business Alliance, as well as leaders from Comcast, Black Business Association of Oregon, Black American Chamber of Commerce and others at the Portland Mercado to announce that Comcast will award grant packages to 100 small businesses in Multnomah […]
OMSI and Comcast’s Black Employee Network Team UP to Give Back on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
The Comcast Pacific Northwest Region’s Black Employee Network teamed up with the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI) to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a day of service. In support of equitable access to science learning for students in need, Comcast Team UP employee volunteers and their families assembled 227 STEAM kits […]
As Seen on KGW Straight Talk: ‘There isn’t one solution’: How government, business and community groups work together to overcome the digital divide
The pandemic exacerbated the burden on people who don’t have reliable high-speed internet access. It takes multiple approaches to meet those needs. By: KGW Staff | Published: 5:31 PM PST November 18, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore. — During the early days of the pandemic, reliable and fast internet connectivity became a lifeline for nearly everyone in some fashion; whether […]
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