November 2004


From the editor: Good work

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Job prospects

Tested by drugs

As employment rebounds, some companies have a harder time finding new hires who are clean.

A new import on the Columbia?

Two investors are shopping around a business plan that would bring liquefied natural gas to Clatskanie.

The price of upscale downtowns

Urban renewal districts have sprung up all over the state. Do they make economic sense?

Qwest for improvement

The state's biggest telecom tries to repair its reputation as it competes for new business customers.

In Character

Deborah Saweuyer-Parks of Homestead Capital crusades for top-of-the-line affordable housing across the West.

Business Tools

Human resources: Rules for office romance; Small business finance: Getting what you're owed; Corporate philanthrophy: Creative giving

CEO of the Month

Brady Scott, Coquille Economic Development Corporation

Plus...

A review of Brand Oregon...New economic forces on the South Coast...Oregon Aero's ascent in aviation products...Selling recycled goods to China...Powerlist: Advertising, marketing and PR firms...Key economic indicators: The retail rebound.

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