Can downtown Portland bounce back without office workers?

During the week, downtown Portland is still mostly empty. The city isn’t bringing workers back just yet — and many businesses aren’t either.

PORTLAND, Ore — Oregon’s mask mandates are lifted and the state has entered the “recovery” phase of the pandemic, health officials say. But at midday on a weekday, downtown Portland is still empty, as most of the office workers who filled up the city’s core during the week stay home.

The city of Portland isn’t planning to bring its workers back to the office for at least another month — and a number of other businesses downtown aren’t either. 

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