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Apple, Google, Johnson & Johnson, and nine other corporate behemoths might soon be able to count the city of Portland among their investors.

The Portland City Council will vote Thursday on an updated city investment policy, one that rewinds a commitment the council made last year to divest in major corporations.

The council voted last year to cease private corporate investment, months after a council-created committee on socially responsible investment recommended the city add nine corporations it saw as unethical to its “do not buy” list. That committee was disbanded in 2016.

Rather than single out companies not to invest in, the council took the extra step to end investment in all corporate securities. The Portland Tribune reported at the time that this move could cost the city $3 to $5 million in annual investment revenue.

If the council passes the new investment policy Thursday, most private companies will still be off-limits, investment-wise—except for 12 corporations on the approved list. In addition to the companies mentioned above, that list also includes Nike, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Merck, healthcare and consumer goods conglomerate 3M, Microsoft, Proctor & Gamble, and Toyota.

The city will still continue to put some of its money in public investments, such as bonds issued by the federal government.

The state of Oregon has its own requirements for public investment in corporations, which would have allowed Portland to invest in about 35 different companies. The city has imposed stricter investment requirements than the state, filtering out corporations that deal in fossil fuels, firearms, and financial services.

According to the Portland Office of Management and Finance, this new investment strategy could reap an additional $900,000 to $1.5 million for the city each year.

The city council will discuss and vote on the new policy at 2 pm Thursday.