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PBJ Interview: David Tashjian of Comcast talks connections, be they technological or community, in Portland

2 months ago

Originally featured on Portland Business Journal’s Website By Andy Giegerich, Managing Editor, Portland Business Journal After 15 years with Comcast, David Tashjian has a plum job. The new-ish regional VP of the Oregon/SW Washington region oversees 1,200-plus employees who serve nearly 1 million subscribers. It’s a position that, in 2020, became about much more than […]

Filed Under: Corporate Culture
Tagged With: covid, Customer Experience, david tashjian, diversity, work from home

Salem Area Boys and Girls Club Become Oregon’s First Comcast Lift Zone Sites

2 months ago

By Sue Bloom, Chief Executive Officer, Boys and Girls Club of Salem, Marion and Polk Counties Boys & Girls Clubs are all about hope – to even the playing field for the amazing, wonderful youth we serve. Clubs provide youth a safe place to belong where they can broaden their vision of what is possible […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: Boys and Girls Club, covid, distance learning, lift zone, Salem

Powered by Ambition: Black-owned Food Cart Batter On Deck is Comcast RISE Recipient

2 months ago

“I’m an ambitious guy,” said Isaiah Bostic, owner of Batter On Deck, a SE Portland food cart known for its creative battered eats. Isiah’s ambition is obvious—he opened a business in the initial throes of COVID. Batter on Deck will receive free advertisement from Effectv to draw more customers and boost sales. The food cart […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: batter on deck, black owned business, covid, rise, se portland

Black-Owned Italian Restaurant, Amalfi’s, Focuses on Survival After 62 Years of Success

2 months ago

“My grandfather started this restaurant in 1959,” says Kiauna Floyd with justifiable pride.  “It was then called The Pizza House.  But my grandfather wanted to be at the top of the listings in the Yellow Pages, so he changed the name to Amalfi’s, in honor of his visit to the Amalfi Coast of Italy.” Sixty-two […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: amalfis, black owned business, covid, Portland, rise

R.A.A.P. and RISE: Supporting People of Color Struggling With Mental Health Issues

2 months ago

“I’m passionate about de-stigmatizing mental health in the Black community,” says DeShawn Williams, a licensed clinical social worker.  “We don’t want to be seen as weak.  No one wants to say, ‘I have a problem.’”  Providing Black youth and families in Portland with mental health counseling is the mission of his business, R.A.A.P. Counseling and […]

Filed Under: Community Impact
Tagged With: bipoc, black owned business, covid, Portland, rise

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Customer Experience

Travis Thetford, Comcast VP of Technical Operations Talks about R&R: Recovery and Restoration

1 week ago

Q: Of course, the numbers change hourly, but how would you summarize our restoration effort? A: We’re seeing about a 50% drop in customer outages every day, … Read More...

Community Investment

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Comcast Plaza Dedicated at Portland Mercado

3 years ago

Just before Christmas, Comcast celebrated our strengthening partnership with the Portland Mercado, a community of more than 16 permanent businesses on SE Foster … Read More...

Comcast Business

Comcast Business Keeps Customers Connected During Wildfires

5 months ago

The Linn County Fairgrounds in Albany have become an emergency shelter for wildfire evacuees, and Comcast Business has stepped up to help the fairground keep … Read More...

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