September 2005
From the editor: Driving the economy
INPUT — the online reader survey
What business wants from college grads
IS THE PRICE RIGHT?
• Who Needs a Profit?
Executive pay is up at nonprofit organizations, and critics
question whether the top-dollar packages are justified.
• Oregon's 50
Highest-Paid Public Company CEOs
Researched by Watson Wyatt Worldwide
• Adding It All Up
New accounting rules that include the value of stock options
have sent CEO pay at public companies soaring toward the $10
million mark.
Aging Digitally
Oregon has emerged as a leader in blending advanced technology
with high-touch care to help the elderly live safer, more
active lives.
School Retooled
Community colleges are reinventing themselves as one-stop
training shops. They're hoping Oregon businesses will help foot
the bill.
In Character
Tony Hopson of Self Enhancement Inc. makes low-income kids'
futures his business.
Business Tools
Health Insurance: The cost of covering dependents
CEO of the Month
Anne Haworth Root, EdenVale Winery and Eden Valley Orchards
Plus...
Central Oregon aims at a new university model...A chocolate company's bitter legal dispute...How does Oregon nanotech measure up?...The beer industry's fizzy friend...Corvallis Web startup delivers your soundtrack...Log on for tee times...Oregon patents...PowerList: Financial planners...Indicators: Business filings; Construction jobs; Call centers. . |
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