Corporate Sponsors

Barran Liebman LLP, a leader in labor and employment law, is proud to support the City Club of Portland. At Barran Liebman we are committed to our community and value the City Club’s Friday Forums as an informative program that enlightens, educates and involves our citizens, making Portland “The city that works.”

Barran Liebman offers legal advice and expertise to employers and assists businesses throughout Oregon in creating and maintaining knowledgeable and professional workplaces. Supporting the City Club of Portland allows Barran Liebman the ability to illustrate the firm’s core values of integrity, leadership and community commitment.

We are honored to be a sponsor for the Friday Forums and appreciate the opportunities that City Club provides to the greater Portland community.

NW Natural celebrates more than 150 years of serving the Pacific Northwest!

January 7, 1859 marked the birth of NW Natural five weeks before Oregon became the union’s 33rd state. Today, NW Natural serves approximately 655,000 residential and business customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. It is the largest independent natural gas utility in the Pacific Northwest and has consistently been one of the fastest-growing gas distribution companies in the nation. As a local business, NW Natural is committed to community involvement and working to solve social problems and improve the quality of life in the Northwest. It is in that spirit that we proudly support City Club Friday Forums.

For more information about NW Natural, visit nwnatural.com.

Portland General Electric (PGE) is a recognized leader in the utility industry with more than a century of experience delivering safe, reliable power to 810,000 retail customers in the Northwest.

Through proactive and open communication, we strive to maintain an ongoing, constructive dialogue with our regulators and customers, whose input helps shape our decisions on supplying future resource needs. We work at the federal, state, regional and local levels in analyzing and advocating for policies that benefit our customers, business and stakeholders.

We have a long history of volunteerism and strategic investments that reflects the following values of our employees and customers – a sustainable economy and environment, workforce development, a strong education system, customer safety and assistance to help connect low-income customers with financial assistance programs.

Northwest regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt has a long history of civic engagement. We believe a vibrant, diverse, engaged and well-informed citizenry enhances the livability and enriches the culture of our communities and their attractiveness to individuals and businesses. These are values we share with City Club of Portland, which provides access and insight on the most current and relevant issues facing our state and region.

Schwabe firm members have long been active participants in City Club's governance, programs and research, and we are proud to serve as a corporate sponsor.

Now in its 101st year in Portland, Stoel Rives values of excellence, professionalism, integrity, superior service and community involvement are reflected in our reputation. In 2007, Stoel Rives was voted Most Admired Professional Services Firm by Oregon CEOs and recognized by the Oregon State Bar for the highest level of pro bono services of any large law firm. We are proud that four Stoel Rives lawyers have served as City Club President. Stoel Rives gratefully supports City Club’s effort to keep Oregonians informed on public matters and inspired to meet their obligations as citizens.

The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde consist of five Native American treaty tribes with long historical ties to present-day Western Oregon. Their mission is to improve the quality of life for Tribal people by providing opportunities and services that will build and embrace a community rich in healthy families and capable people with strong cultural values. The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde is committed to honoring its tribal traditions of sharing and giving back to the community, and is very pleased to do so by supporting City Club.

The Standard, a leading provider of financial products and services, works to help people achieve the financial security they need to pursue their dreams with confidence. Our company was founded with a strong commitment to the communities where our employees live and work. That commitment continues more than 100 years later through sponsorships of like-minded organizations like City Club. Learn more about us at www.standard.com.

West Coast Bank served its first customer more than eighty years ago. Now it’s the largest community bank in the Portland area. There’s a good reason for that found in the company’s core values of integrity, respect, quality, communication and commitment.

Throughout the years West Coast Bank has strengthened its commitment to relationship-based banking and support of the communities it serves. Interacting with the Portland community through City Club Friday Forums helps the bank and local citizens learn what is happening in the city and how it may affect them. For more information, see www.wcb.com.

ZGF Architects transforms the needs and aspirations of our clients into inventive, engaging built environments. We listen and are collaborative and passionate about our work. We strive to honor the unique qualities of a building’s purpose and place, exercise environmental stewardship and create buildings that enrich and inspire peoples’ lives. Together with our clients, ZGF builds community. We are pleased to sponsor the City Club’s Friday Forums and support civic engagement as a key component of strengthening our community.