On lying to the boss
BY TOM COX | BIZ TIPS CONTRIBUTOR
I was recently asked, how much do people lie to their bosses, and what can be done about it? Lying to the boss happens constantly across organizations. The one universal constant about lying: people do it to ‘manage’ or manipulate the boss’ reactions.
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Kate Brown ramps up small business
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
Oregon's Secretary of State weighs in on “a pile of small business bills,” the advantages of helming an administerial rather than enforcement agency and that old Oregon chestnut: the state's business-friendly ranking.
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A labor plan for all of agriculture
BY BARRY BUSHUE | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Today, we have the best chance in over a decade to enact improvements that will strengthen border security, clarify employable status, and provide the kind of process Oregon farm families need to legally employ the capable people they depend on.
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On being firm
BY TOM COX | BIZ TIPS CONTRIBUTOR
It’s better to be consistent than to be fair. Especially if “fair” means some agonizing custom decision that’s decided at laboriously and at great length from first principles every time.
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Oregon's labor force falls into retreat
BY BRANDON SAWYER | OB RESEARCH EDITOR
Unemployment is down but so is the labor force as discouraged workers desert, baby boomers retire and the economy sputters along. In the year ending in April, Portland's labor force fell 1.7% and statewide it dropped 1.9%. Has Portlandia's "Dream of the '90s" evaporated?
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What women want — in a car
BY KRISTEN HALL-GEISLER | BEND CORRESPONDENT
When it comes to cars, it’s a man’s world, and it has been for more than a century. But when it comes to household purchases, modern women hold the purse strings. Heels and Wheels, an annual women's automotive conference held in Bend this past week, spotlights industry trends for female consumers.
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Eco-friendly workplaces and the bottom line
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
A new green practices survey examines the impact of a sustainable workplace on a company's bottom line.
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Annex West Hayden Island
BY JIM CARTER | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Over the years, smart investments made in regional infrastructure — rivers, rails, runways and roads — have provided Oregon businesses with efficient and cost effective access to foreign markets. This fall the Portland City Council will make a decision that has statewide, if not national, implications for Oregon’s continued trade strength — the annexation of West Hayden Island.
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Think trucks are smelly, polluting dinosaurs crowding the nation’s highways? Think again, says Mike Card, president of Central Point-based Combined Transport.
Weyerhaeuser paying $2.65B for timberlands
Tuesday, June 18, 2013Weyerhaeuser Co. will acquire Longview Timber and its 645,000 timberland acres in Oregon and Washington for $2.65 billion.
Farmers try to develop disease-resistant hops
Tuesday, June 18, 2013Oregon farmers are working to develop disease-resistant hop varieties with a pot-in-pot system.
Hillsboro Hops expected to bring business to area
Tuesday, June 18, 2013The Hillsboro Hops hope to bring a business boom to Hillsboro.
Judge throws out Port jobs ruling
Tuesday, June 18, 2013A federal judge threw out the ruling that awarded two Port of Portland jobs to union electricians instead of longshoremen.
Oregon startup scene matures
Tuesday, June 18, 2013Oregon startups are beginning to mature, a new survey shows.
Tsunami damage to arrive for decades
Tuesday, June 18, 2013Debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami will continue to bring invasive species onto U.S. shores for years to come, an OSU ocean researcher says.
Orchard Supply Hardware files for bankruptcy
Tuesday, June 18, 2013Orchard Supply Hardware Stores filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The chain opened locations in Beaverton and Tigard this year.
Intel's new CEO pushes innovation
Tuesday, June 18, 2013Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich is encouraging the company to bring products to market quickly and then update them.
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Bioscience complex will house six local companies in 2013
From Oregon Translational Research and Development Institute: OTRADI today announced its plans to open and operate a 13,000 square-foot multi-tenant bioscience complex in the Willamette Wharf building at 4640 SW Macadam Avenue. Slated to be complete in spring 2013, the OTRADI Bioscience Incubator (OBI) will house up to six companies.
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The doors are open to Vernon's NEW Office location
As you probably know by now, The Vernon Company is a national leader in the promotional products industry with annual sales of over $60 million. We are a family owned business, led by the fourth generation of the Vernon family.
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