Thursday, June 4, 2009

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Leases 16,792 SF

PORTLAND, OR – Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE), a leading real estate services and investment firm, announced the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board has signed a 16,792-square-foot, seven-year lease at Broadway Plaza, (top left photo) 2121 SW Broadway St., in downtown Portland.

Jake Lancaster of Grubb & Ellis represented the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. The lessor, Weston Investment Company, LLC., was represented by Steve Root at American Property Management.

“The new offices will give us room to continue to grow, will have more open space flexibility for teamwork facilitation, as well as updated training facilities for our Tribal members. We will still be close to project partners at OHSU and PSU,” said Joe Finkbonner (bottom left photo) the organization’s executive director.

The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board was established in 1972, and has been in its present location at 527 SW Hall St. since 1987.

“After many years in its present location, the move is a statement of confidence in the future of programs that continue to give needed attention to health disparities,” said Andy Joseph, (middle right photo) chairman of the Health Board.

“These programs are built on a solid foundation of many successes. A key to that success is the unity of the tribes in founding and supporting our Health Board.”

NPAIHB, under the direction of 43 American Indian Tribes in the states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, oversees a variety of health-related programs. In efforts to promote health and prevent disease, the organization administers projects relative to cancer, tobacco use and women’s health.

Its Tribal Epidemiology Center administers projects in diabetes, dental center support, immunizations, toddler obesity, STDs/HIV/AIDS, substance abuse and data registry.

The NPAIHB also facilitates Tribal consultation on issues affecting Indian Health programs and gives close attention to legislation at the state, tribal and federal levels.

Contacts:

Patricia Raicht, 503.972.5456, patricia.raicht@grubb-ellis.com
Joe Finkbonner, 503.228.4185, jfinkbonner@npaihb.org

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