In one of many unassuming business parks stretching across the suburbs west of Portland, a tree-lined concretescape inhabited by giants like Intel and Nike, another innovative presence rears its head.

There's no team name just yet, but the expansion Portland WNBA team broke ground Tuesday on the training facility it will share with the Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League. The $150 million project set to be built west of Portland is the first such alliance between the two women's leagues.