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On The Scene: Social networking in the corporate world

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Four panel members from very different social media backgrounds, ranging from one whose company blocks social media unless approved by management to one who counsels businesses on avoiding lawsuits stemming from social media, came together to discuss how social media is rapidly changing the business world. 
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Hamburger Mary's back in town thelatest

The legendary Hamburger Mary’s is headed back to Portland and sparking a fury of excitement, especially from the gay community that remembers the flamboyant and popular burger joint from years past. The franchise announced it's planning to make the Rose City its 11th outlet, but has kept the location under wraps while negotiating a lease. read more »

Jobs Watch: Innovation, from A to Z

ben-blogI got the opportunity to sit down with Matt Nees and Bryce Yonker the other day, and within an hour my story idea list had doubled in size. There’s a lot going on with tech innovation in Oregon, and Nees, who’s been president of the Software Association of Oregon for about a year now, and his colleague Yonker have a sharp inside view of not only what’s happening, but also what’s coming.

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Editor's Notes: resort group thinks small

robin-BLOGEarlier this month I wrote a 4,000-word story on the shaky future of large destination resorts in Oregon. Here’s the abridged version: The housing collapse, over-saturation and public outcry has stalled any new big resorts, those given an exemption to build outside urban growth boundaries in hopes of spurring tourism for rural economies.

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Jobs Watch: Jive Talkin'

ben-blogMy conference call with two Jive Software executives on Monday was quite a workout. It isn’t easy to type in synch with people so excited about their prospects that they can barely complete a sentence without flinging out phrases like “ awesome growth trajectory,” “totally stoked” and (avert your eyes now) “kicking ass and taking names.”

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On The Scene: Wyden's beer bash

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Sen. Ron Wyden met with members of the Oregon craft brewing community to discuss his proposed tax breaks.  Out of all of Oregon's industries, why should the government be helping brewers?

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Jobs Watch: Marijuana measure makes ballot

ben-blogIt's official: Initiative 28, which would establish a statewide supply system for medical marijuana retail sales, has qualified for the November ballot.

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Polar Fleece inventor now pushing wool

thelatestDoug Hoschek spent the 1980s traveling the country selling his new invention — Polar Fleece, which he says he invented in 1980. Hoschek, 64, has lived and breathed the textile industry his entire life. Although his claim to fame is the innovation of synthetic textiles, Hoschek argues that Oregon could have a bright future in wool.

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HIGH FIVE: Today's Must Reads
SeaPort's business falls
Friday, 30 July 2010
SeaPort Airlines' second year of service between Astoria and Portland shows a major decrease in passengers. read more »
Marine terminals planned
Friday, 30 July 2010
Portland City Council votes to move forward on a plan to bring west Hayden Island into the city limits. read more »
Jantzen mall plans rehab
Friday, 30 July 2010
Managers of Jantzen Beach Supercenter outline a plan to tear down most of the mall and replace it with new storefronts. read more »
Crocs bows to Columbia
Friday, 30 July 2010
Plastic shoe maker Crocs issues a public apology and agrees to pay an undisclosed sum of money to Columbia Sportswear. read more »
Pumpkin puree for pets
Friday, 30 July 2010

Stahlbush Island Farms intended their organic pumpkin puree for human consumption, but are finding a huge market in dog owners.

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