Hyatt Hotel will Boost Oregon Convention Business

An adjacent convention hotel is the missing piece in the puzzle for OCC.

As successful as the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, has been over the past 25 years, city and convention center officials feel the only thing now missing to make the building even more desirable is a big box hotel.

"This would be a game changer for the city," said Matt Pizzuti, center deputy director.
It couldn't be more important, said Executive Director Scott Cruickshank.

That is why the Metropol...