Residents of Portland Oregon are no Strangers to Crime but at what point Will enough be enough because if the Spike of crime which they seem to be Growing accustomed to their city will be Left destitute another company is Prepping for a wave to weigh them Goodbye if nothing is done Keep up with the latest news tap Subscribe below and enable your Notifications my name is Elijah Schaefer Recreational Equipment Inc REI is the Latest in a long line of businesses that Has been forced out of Portland and the Reason is simple crime the flagship Store in the Pearl District of the city Has been targeted by criminals and has Seen an unprecedented number of Break-ins and theft in recent years With increasing concern for employee Safety REI has announced that it will be Closing the store in early 2024 when the Lease expires joining the likes of Starbucks Walmart and Nike that have Already shutted the doors in the city Due to crime and drug problems but is This the latest departure a sign that Portland is on a path to ruin According to National Review Walmart Closed in at least two Portland stores In March Walmart CEO Doug McMillian Acknowledged that theft is an issue it's Higher than it's ever Benny said Additionally Starbucks announced in 2022
That it would be closing at least 16 Stores across the country including two In Portland according to the company Violence and drug abuse make employees Feel unsafe on the job it's not just Businesses that are fleeing in Portland Many residents are choosing to move to Other parts of the country and with good Reason According to the Portland Police Bureau Just two percent of the reported theft Incidents were forwarded to prosecutors In 2022 that means that criminals are Getting away with their crimes and Law-abiding citizens are paying the Price it's clear that the city's leaders Are failing to tackle the problem and The result is a crumbling city with a Bleak future it's simply not the major Companies being forced to close it's a Small businesses having a harder time Staying open Watch Southwest 11th and Jefferson has seen Some dark days and tough decisions at Kova Coffee calling the shots has never Felt this hard I mean I think all of us Like here at the cafe feel a little Distraught on Monday management Announced on social media they'd be Closing this location for Good Thursday Will be their last day the business Cited extreme violence and criminal Activity that keeps getting worse we had Like a window that was shattered during
Life business hours And then we also had like a chair throw In like last Wednesday at this window And it's during business hours and People feel unsafe and it's pretty Traumatizing barista like chance McLeod Say they wanted to work here to make Good coffee and a safe inviting space For people to enjoy it in he never Thought that would include Hazard pay And de-escalation training but here we Are Things escalate because we only have so Much like escalation training as Baristas kova's exit follows Amazon's Recent departure from this same building Both open in 2017. that leaves Karam Restaurant and bar as the last remaining Business tenant Well that place has really gone downhill Anyway the closure of the REI flagship Store is a blow to the city's economy But it's also a sign of something far More worrying the breakdown of Law and Order In America when a company like REI Which products itself on outdoor Adventure and a love of The Great Outdoors feels they need to leave a city Because of increasing crime you know That things are getting bad and for a City that relies on tourism and outdoor Recreation to keep its economy afloat This news should serve as a wake-up call Let's continue this conversation in the
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