RESOURCES:


www.omep.org/aboutus.htm
  OR Manufacturing Extension Partnership
www.nam.org   Nat'l Association of Manufacturers
www.nwhpec.org  NW High Performance Enterprise Consortium
www.taacenters.org/nwtaac.asp  NW Trade Adjustment Assistance Center
www.nwlean.net  NW Lean Manufacturing Network.
www.ohsu.edu/croet  Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
www.tradeswomen.net  Oregon Tradeswomen

FOOD

www.nwfpa.org/eweb/StartPage.aspx  NW Food Processors Association
food.oregonstate.edu  Index of foods related resources
www.foodleadership.pdx.edu  Food Industry Leadership Center, Portland State University

METALS

www.oregonmetalsindustrycouncil.org  Oregon Metals Industry Council
www.oregonmetal.org  Oregon Metals Initiative
www.opmfa.org  OR Precision Metal Fabricators Association
www.pnsfa.org  Pacific NW Steel Fabricators Association

PLASTICS

www.americanplasticscouncil.org  American Plastics Council
www.plasticsindustry.org  Society of the Plastics Industry
www.thecityofeugene.com/plastic/  Eugene area plastics manufacturers
www.thecityofportland.us/plastic/  Portland area plastics manufacturers
www.plasticsnews.com  Industry news, posted daily
www.recycle.net/Used-Equip/Plastic/xv171000.html  Used equipment exchange

Current Issue | SEP 08


Around the State

Season fuels fire business
It was tragic but not surprising that the nine people who died in a helicopter crash in Northern California Aug. 5 were working for a company based in Oregon.

Walker attacks ethanol law
Just weeks before Eastern Oregon gas stations will be required to sell fuel blended with ethanol, one lawmaker is already reconsidering the state’s year-old renewable fuel mandate.

Buzzing with the latest jargon
For University of Oregon professor and Economist’s View blog founder Mark Thoma the term “stagflation” is old news.

Nurses remain recession-proof
While many employees throughout Oregon are losing their jobs or worried about keeping employed, nurses are proving to be immune to the sick economy.

Graphic: Timber harvest drops in most Oregon counties

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Biz Life

Tactics: Brian McMenamin of McMenamins
McMenamins is an Oregon-style empire — getting big but still working hard to be quaint.

Office policy: Keep politics in its place
As the nation enters the boxing ring of presidential campaigning this fall, it’s not unusual for the jabs of political convictions to enter the workplace, too.

Tuition programs are good investments
In the ups and downs of the economic cycle retaining skilled workers remains a constant concern for businesses.

Next: Labeling food with lasers
Admit it. Peeling those little stickers off fruits and veggies is annoying.

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Lists

Deal Watch: Portland video processor raises $5.5M

Top-paid CEOs in Oregon

Oregon staffing firms

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From The Editor

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.

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Feedback

Most readers have made business changes to address climate change

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