River rights
A public private partnership to redevelop an industrial site at the base of the Willamette Falls in Oregon City is mired in conflict. Can the...
Hello, Kitty!
How a trifecta of entrepreneurs, scientists and environmentalists are driving a booming new market for cat products.
Winners and losers as Oregon's population ages
As investors flock to the red-hot elder-care market, long-term care bills loom for consumers and Medicaid.
100 Best
The 2018 Best Manufacturers to Work For in Oregon survey is live!
Is your company one of the BEST manufacturers in Oregon? Find out!
Info Package: The 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon 2018
Looking for a job in Oregon?
Politics
Editor's Note
Once a relatively stable two-party setup, the network of Oregon biz organizations is starting to resemble the (fractious) British parliamentary system.
Objection Overruled
Pressure mounts to change an antiquated Oregon jury rule.
Op-Ed: Business leaders build plan to address Oregon’s hidden fiscal crisis
Governments across the state are wrestling with a largely hidden fiscal crisis.
The Breakfast Club
Every morning a group of business and goverment workers meet at The Dalles Burgerville. They call themselves the "Right Wing…
Economy
River rights
A public private partnership to redevelop an industrial site at the base of the Willamette Falls in Oregon City is mired in conflict. Can the partners pull it off?
Desert prospector
John Day's city manager envisions a sustainable, high desert city.
"These folks have to look at things differently before anything is going to change.”
The future of trade hinges on a broader conversation about social and economic displacement.
Dispatch from Bangkok: Day Three
Spirits are running high on day three of the Oregon trade mission to Thailand, as several companies report early leads…
Restaurants and Retail
In rural Oregon, bookstores unite communities in transition
Independent booksellers are seeing a resurgence as big box stores decline.
Maker of reusable takeout containers sells business as awareness of plastics waste grows
Laura Weiss is packing it in. Or perhaps it’s more appropriate to say she’s packing it out.
Makeup for lost time
A Q&A with Paula Hayes, founder and CEO of Hue Noir Cosmetics.
Craft brewers' identity getting 'murky'
A Q&A with Bend craft brewer John Glick.
Tech
Mobile technologist
A conversation with Rick Turoczy, general manager, Portland Incubator Experiment.
Photo gallery: Dispatch from Bangkok
On the scene as Oregon renewable energy companies seek economic partnerships in Thailand.
Satellite Son
Trevor Mauch seeds a startup hub in Roseburg.
"People want to feel they are creating meaningful work"
Justin Yuen on leadership.
Energy and Environment
Oregon companies wade into Thai electric vehicle market
Government encourages investment, but obstacles remain.
Dispatch from Bangkok
Oregon companies build relationships on third annual trade mission to Bangkok.
Oregon companies seek niche in Thailand's waste-to-energy market
A recent trade mission to Bangkok highlights opportunities for Oregon recycling companies.
