July 2005


From the editor: Sustainability Corp.

INPUT — the online reader survey

The Oregon Lottery

Where Are the Trial Lawyers?

With fewer jury trials and fewer litigators with trial experience, civil cases rarely see the inside of a courtroom.
By Christina Williams

Playing Catch-Up On Defense

The Pentagon spends less in Oregon per capita than in nearly any other state. Now, some local companies are trying to get a bigger piece of the pie.
By Polly Forster

The Private 150

Oregon Business' annual list of the top privately held firms in the state, ranked by revenue

In Character

Potato-grower Dan Chin is trying to save water, and family farms, in the Klamath Basin.
By Oakley Brooks

First Person

Power play: why Warren Buffett shouldn't buy PacifiCorp
By Bill Parish

Business Tools

Management: Making mission statements work

Small business: Insurance for floods, fires and road construction
Disability law: When workers use medical marijuana
Employee benefits: Flexible spending accounts
100 Best benchmarks: Health coverage compared

CEO of the Month

Reginald Eklund, NACCO Materials Handling Group

Plus...

Logs from forest clean-up boost mills and generate power...Stats on giving in Oregon...Parting shots from Marty Brantley...The urban grocery boom...Bend near the top in entrepreneurship...A Eugene dot-com puts down roots...Soloflex stretches its market...PowerList: Employment services firms...Indicators: Agricultural prices; Personal income; Tourism spending.

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