Oregon Business

For Lexy Funk, opening the only West Coast chapter of her clothing company, Brooklyn Industries, in Portland was a no-brainer.

Her strides are long and purposeful. This tall, slim descendant of bootmakers grew up in the family business and has worked in it for most of her 57 years.

There's no shortage of economic woe right now, and maybe you’ve been caught in it.

There are some small business owners who think the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act isn’t doing much for them.