Tualatin-based Lightspeed Adopts Employee Stock Ownership Program
OBTech
The educational tech company joins a rising trend of companies transitioning to employee ownership models.
Restoring Tumwata on the Walamt
For nearly 200 years, Willamette Falls was a hub for industrial production — and a major dam. But for 15,000 years before that, Northwest tribes used the site for fishing...
OBPolitics
Gov. Brown Releases $200 Million Workforce Development Plan
Future Ready Oregon focuses on training, workforce engagement and removing employment barriers to solve the state’s growing labor supply shortage
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Politics
Gov. Brown Releases $200 Million Workforce Development Plan
Future Ready Oregon focuses on training, workforce engagement and removing employment barriers to solve the state’s growing labor supply shortage
Grocery workers at Fred Meyer and QFC vote to authorize a strike
The recent strike authorization against Fred Meyers and QFC comes amid a growing string of union action, and victories.
Biden Administration Accelerates State Climate Solutions
Environmental disasters and new federal policy spike demand for renewable energy.
Labor, Business Groups Pursue Competing Election Agendas
Divergent solutions for businesses reopening and renewable energy are top of mind as advocacy groups battle for votes this election…
Economy
The Columbia-Umpqua Not-Quite Merger, Explained
Experts say the Columbia-Umpqua union isn’t as strange as it seems, and gives Oregon companies, and smaller Oregon banks, new opportunities.
Battling Rural Myths
Heidi Khokhar, executive director, Rural Development Initiatives, talks about how to solve rural 'brain drain'
What Will Close The Supply Gap?
The senior advisor of the Northwest Economic Research Center outlines the factors — including labor issues — driving supply shortages in…
Community Banks Show Their Shine
The COVID-19 recession shows why small, local banks are vital to small, local businesses.
Restaurants and Retail
McMenamins Cyberattack Highlights New Normal
Ransomware attacks have increased nearly 500% in the last two years, experts say.
Record demand signals happy holidays for local retailers.
Despite supply chain disruptions and competition from large e-commerce websites, retailers and local vendors are in for a huge holiday…
Holiday Markets Welcome Pandemic Entrepreneurs
Seasonal craft markets see an uptick in vendor applications, with many crafters saying COVID-19 prompted them to start new businesses.
Lip Service
Makeup sales bucked a long-held economic trend last year — dipping downward rather than holding steady as they typically do…
Professional Services
Longstanding creative services agency rebrands as For Good & Co.
The creative services agency once known as Henry V says its new focus is on collaboration — regardless of medium
Private Security’s New Crop
With an emphasis on customer service skills, martial arts and de-escalation techniques, security firms are evolving to meet the needs…
Soaring Temperatures, Dearth of Skilled Workers Forge Perfect Storm for HVAC Vendors
Oregon’s HVAC industry struggled to keep up in record-breaking heat
Balancing Act
The transfer of wealth among generations finds financial advisors walking a tightrope between tech-savvy millennials seeking to invest and retirees…
Tech
Tualatin-based Lightspeed Adopts Employee Stock Ownership Program
The educational tech company joins a rising trend of companies transitioning to employee ownership models.
3 Oregon Companies receive $1 million in Department Of Energy funding
DOE awards a total of $35 million small business funds earmarked for climate solutions
Onward Eugene and Oregon Bioscience Announce Partnership
The Eugene-based business accelerator and the bioscience association plan to turn Eugene into the state’s bioscience startup hub.
Into the Woods
Eugene-based health care apps Ksana and NatureQuant bridge the gap between wilderness and mental health, treating time spent in nature…
Energy and Environment
Restoring Tumwata on the Walamt
For nearly 200 years, Willamette Falls was a hub for industrial production — and a major dam. But for 15,000 years before that, Northwest tribes used the site for fishing...
Oregon and China to Collaborate on Carbon-Neutral Technology
Leaders in China and Oregon laid out a path to partnership, academic collaboration and reshaping U.S.-China relations at the Climate…
OSHA Investigating 117 Workplace Complaints Made Due to Heat Wave
Five Oregonians died during record-shattering temperatures — though only two have been linked to heat.
Shifting Gears
The pandemic has given the impetus to businesses to prepare for the climate crisis.
