Forward momentum
Baby, it’s cold outside and the economic heater is sputtering. Instinct says to be conservative, save your energy, cut back on your plans and hunker down. more >
Out of the frying pan
There’s been a lot of criticism directed at those who believe the economic sky is is falling. more >
Naked came the shorts
I’VE BUILT THIS MONTH’S column out of a house of cards and it’s only a matter of time before the bubble bursts. more >
The path to excellence
The early September day couldn’t have been more beautiful and the Portland Art Museum was just as spectacular, a fitting setting for the creative work going on at our first annual 100 Best Conference. more >
Lions, tigers, bear markets
It’s been a difficult spring and summer: The economy cyclone flattened the house; the yellow brick road expansion has run out of funds. more >
The rural stomp
THE LOSS OF TIMBER MONEY. The loss of rural programs. The loss of the Office of Rural Policy. Even air service to rural communities is getting sliced. more >
In good company
Like the name says, we’re all about covering Oregon business. But this month I think we might have set a record. more >
Finding the energy
Only time will tell if solar will make a significant dent in the country’s energy needs, but time also is running short. more >
A harder road ahead for rural Oregon
IT ISN’T DEBATABLE anymore that the economy is in a heap. Call it what you will, recession or not, but credit is drying up, jobs are disappearing, banks are faltering and housing prices are dropping. more >
Lessons learned from one of The Best
WHAT DOES IT TAKE to make our list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon for 12 years — the most of any company, ever — and at the same time twice make Fortune magazine’s national list of best companies? more >
Disconnect, please
IT WAS THE NOTE that said “someone at SMUD” had viewed my profile that finally did it. I don’t even know what SMUD is, but it doesn’t sound good. And now someone there is checking me out? more >
Let the party begin
Bidding adieu to the old and ringing in the new is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a chance to reflect on what we’ve accomplished at the magazine, the things we still want to do, and then head out to a rip-snorting party. more >
Take poverty personally...
As you hide the presents you bought at the after-Thanksgiving sales, plan your holiday meals or sit together with your family inside a warm house, please remember this: There are 141,000 children in Oregon who live in poverty, with more than one-third of those under age 4. more >
Something old, something new...
One thing became clear to me while standing in a former lumber mill on the outskirts of Burns a few weeks ago on a cold, bright day, learning about a new business that had taken up residence there. more >
