Deal Watch: Making a splash with interactive ads
THEY’RE THE DEMOGRAPHIC that makes advertisers drool: the 13- to 29-year-old online audience. Right now they’re spending most of their online time on social networking websites like MySpace or Facebook — not on traditional websites. more >
Deal Watch: HemCon acquires a global reach
From tiny shrimp shells mighty companies grow. HemCon Medical Technologies, maker of the blood-stopping bandage used on battlefields that was developed with the Oregon Medical Laser Center and Providence St. Vincent’s Hospital, has made its first acquisition. more >
The 2008 100 Best list
Our annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon celebrates its 15th birthday this year with a remarkable 25,000 employees taking part. more >
Deal Watch: another cash infusion for MyStrands
CORVALLIS-BASED MyStrands, a developer of social recommendation technology, scooped up another $24 million in early December, bringing its VC war chest to $55 million to date. Spanish bank BBVA led the series B2 funding along with existing investor Debaeque. more >
Hot Deals of the year
During his 30 years in investment banking, Nick Williams has had the opportunity to do deals all over the world. Today he heads up investment banking activities across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Alaska for Wells Fargo Securities from his Portland offices. more >
Deal Watch: Local brothers brew a big merger
Sometimes on the Deal Watch news desk we have to go with our hearts, not our heads, and spotlight a deal that isn’t the billion dollar tryst between a widget wonk and some equity investment raider. more >
Deal Watch: Merger makes a mapping empire...
Portland-based Platial calls itself the “People’s Atlas.” It’s a free online resource that allows users to map anything, from their travels to their romances. more >
