--- title: Opening an Office in Portland teaser: We're pleased to announce that we are opening an office in Portland. tags: news,portland author: Greg Lazarev published_on: 2015-02-23 --- Good news! We are opening an office in Portland where we will be keeping it weird and working closely with local companies. We are happy to offer our services of building high quality web and mobile apps face-to-face, in the Pacific Northwest. [![Portland](https://images.thoughtbot.com/portland/thecity.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/118460676) [Diana][diana] and [Bernerd][bernerd] are already in Portland, and I will be relocating there shortly. Contact us if you'd like to [hire][hire] or [join][join] us, or even [get coffee or lunch][reaching-out]. We're always looking to meet new people and talk code, design, or discuss the latest start-ups. We are looking forward to many meet-ups, drinks-ups, and various community involvement. We are excited about the great variety of craft beers, gourmet coffee, and tasty food truck eats. We wouldn't mind catching a few Blazers and Timbers games either. The "View on Portland and Mt. Hood" photo is licensed under [Creative Commons by 2.0][cc] by [Martin Bravenboer](https://www.flickr.com/photos/bravenboer/275782948). [diana]: https://twitter.com/dazmuda [bernerd]: https://twitter.com/bjschaefer [greg]: https://twitter.com/gylaz [hire]: https://thoughtbot.com/hire-us [join]: https://thoughtbot.com/jobs [reaching-out]: https://thoughtbot.com/portland [cc]: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/