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Sugar Shack deal a sweet opportunity for Portland’s Cully neighborhood

Street Roots

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October

2015

A nonprofit coalition’s acquisition of the blighted, defunct 'adult super center' could be key to energizing Portland’s impoverished Cully neighborhood
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Zenger Farm retires its creaky farmhouse for a gleaming $2.3M urban grange

Portland Business Journal

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July

2015

Zenger Farm has at long last retired the two-bedroom farmhouse where it operated its community farm and welcomed 10,000 school children every year.
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Craft3 of Bend, Oregon Helps Fry Foods Bring 304 Jobs to Ontario, Oregon

Cascade Business News

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April

2015

Craft3’s loan is the first piece of financing needed by Fry Foods to reopen the former Select Onion facility in Ontario, Oregon. The expanded processing facility will bring more than 300 jobs to Ontario and boost the economy.
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Ilwaco-based Craft3 continues to evolve despite its low profile

The Astorian

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January

2015

Craft3 continues to evolve into a regional lender with six offices mostly west of the Cascades and a Spokane location planned for the first quarter of 2015.
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Selling an Energy Efficiency Loan Portfolio in Oregon: Resale of the Craft3 loan portfolio to Self-Help Credit Union

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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June

2014

Under the Clean Energy Works (CEW) program, Craft3 developed a loan product that widened access to financing for homeowners, offered long term funding, and collected repayments through the customer’s utility bill.
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Commerce names lenders for $14.5 Million Clean Energy Loan Fund

Washington State Department of Commerce

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November

2013

Craft3 and Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union selected to manage state revolving loan funds for supporting widespread use of proven building energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies
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Nonprofit alternative lender Craft3 helps businesses start and grow

Puget Sound Business Journal

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May

2012

Somewhere between a conventional small-business loan and hard-money loan exists a type of financing that might be the right avenue for growing a business: alternative lending.
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Financial innovators look to widen impact with new name, Craft3

The Astorian

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February

2012

Enterprise Cascadia has changed its name. The financial institution that split from ShoreBank operations in 2010 is seeking to establish a new brand. The name is Craft3.
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