Portland councilors back $120M for Moda Center, in key milestone toward Blazers deal
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"Portland councilors back $120M for Moda Center, in key milestone toward Blazers deal" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Business Journals and Axios. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 58d ago.
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Coverage (10)
- Good Morning, News: Our Hot 2026 Climate Issue, Hotter Moda Center Vote, and Hottest Adorable Animals at Clark County Fair Portland Mercury · 58d ago
- City Council Approves Offer Sheet to Trail Blazers for Arena Renovation Blazer's Edge · 58d ago
- Trail Blazers have commitments to fund arena renovations. Now comes the hard part The New York Times · 58d ago
- Trail Blazers new owner bringing up painful memories for Sonics fans The Seattle Times · 58d ago
- Portland City Council approves new term sheet for renovation of Moda Center in 8-4 vote KPTV · 58d ago
- Portland City Council approves new term sheet for renovation of Moda Center in 8-4 vote KPTV · 58d ago
- Portland City Council approves $120 million for Moda Center renovations KOIN.com · 58d ago
- Portland proposes nearly $3.2 million in annual rent for Trail Blazers OregonLive.com · 58d ago
- Economists doubt Portland’s ability to get ROI in Moda deal The Business Journals · 58d ago
- Portland moves one step closer to a Blazers arena deal Axios · 58d ago
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