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What

A free forum, "Portland's Young and the Restless: What Does It All Mean?," will examine the impact of the choices of 25-34 year-olds and what it means for Portland. This is the Portland debut of a year-long national study on the location choices and demographics of 25-34 year-olds conducted by Portland-based economist Joe Cortright and nationally syndicated radio host and community consultant Carol Coletta.

When

Friday, June 25, noon-2 p.m.

Where

PSU's Urban Center, Room 204 (506 SW Mill, Portland). The forum will also be broadcast live on the web at www.media.pdx.edu (click on Distance Learning Center Stream #1 or #2). Online viewers may participate in real time, submitting questions via e-mail to imsforum@pdx.edu.

Cost

The event is free and open to the public.

Contact

John Provo, PSU Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies (503-725-5170).

Background

What do 25-34 year-olds want from cities and what does it mean for the Portland region? The U.S. is in the midst of a major demographic shift and increasing attention has been given to the precipitous decline in the number of young adults entering the nation's workforce. Young and restless, they have settled within cities and suburbs in different ways than their parents. What does it mean for the Portland region and our ability to create a healthy and sustainable economy that we are a magnet for this demographic group?

The Forum on Sustainability and the Economy is a discussion series about issues related to livability and economic development in the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region, sponsored by the New Economy Observatory at the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies in PSU's School of Urban Studies and Planning (www.upa.pdx.edu/IMS).

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