Animation Studios Adapt to Changing Ecosystem
As companies spend less money on advertising, animation studios become content creators in their own right.
OBPolitics
Black Lives Matter: Improving Racial Justice In the Workplace
Employers will make employees valued, heard and more productive by addressing issues of racial justice head on, say experts.
Gold Rush
A company that sells affordable gold products is seeing demand soar as the economy reels from the pandemic.
Childcare Providers Fear Closure
Despite large demand, daycares and preschools are operating at lower capacity, worsening an existing childcare shortage.
100 Best
Information About The 100 Best Nonprofits Survey
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The 2019 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon
Congratulations to this year's winners.
Information About Each of our Report Packages
Here's a breakdown of what you'll find inside each of our 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon reports…
2019 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon
Find out which nonprofits made it into our annual ranking of the best employers to work for in the state.
Politics
Black Lives Matter: Improving Racial Justice In the Workplace
Employers will make employees valued, heard and more productive by addressing issues of racial justice head on, say experts.
‘Virus Exposes Inequality in Economy’
The president of Oregon AFL-CIO discusses how Covid-19 has upended the lives of working people and how the labor movement…
“Housing Has Been a Perennial Issue For Me”
Oregon House Speaker Tina Kotek discusses how the housing crisis affects all Oregonians, and what the business community can do…
Roaring Back
How an engaged, media-savvy millennial workforce has brought labor unions back into the spotlight and racked up contract victories.
Economy
Staying the Course
Wealth managers advise sticking to an investment plan in this time of economic upheaval.
In Times of Trouble, Adapt and Rebuild
Businesses innovate to survive the biggest challenge of a lifetime.
Lenders Grapple with Mounting Loan Requests
Banks and credit unions are at the center of efforts to keep organizations afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
Social Distancing: Businesses Rethink Approach
Social distancing will be the key to defeating COVID-19, and businesses that traditionally operate in close quarters have been making…
Restaurants and Retail
McMenamins Grows the Family
McMenamins, the iconic chain of hotels and brewpubs, seeks financial partners amid a pandemic that attacks its business model from all sides.
Photos: Murals of Hope
An architecture and design firm partnered with small businesses to paint murals on boarded-up storefronts and offices as a promise…
Social-Gatherings Ban Tests Small Wineries
Sales plummet at the state’s small vineyards that rely on tasting-room visits to generate income.
PHOTOS: The Covid-19 Impact On St. Johns
OB photographer Jason Kaplan shows how the pandemic has affected life in his North Portland neighborhood.
Professional Services
How Cyber Attackers Take Advantage of COVID-19
The coronavirus pandemic has made networks more lucrative and vulnerable to cyberattacks than ever before. Employers should know the risk.
Contractors Face New Normal
Freelance work has picked up, but independent contractors must adjust to new requirements.
Insurers Push Back on Biz Interruption Insurance
Insurers are expected to deny businesses compensation for loss of revenue resulting from the pandemic.
Tech
The Digital Gym
Fitness centers turn into media producers and influencers to adapt to their new reality.
Office Spaced
As more employees than ever work from home as a result of Covid-19, one CEO explains how her company thrives…
When New Tech Grows in the Silicon Forest
Collaboration in Portland’s tech sector is tested as more companies arrive from the Bay Area.
Data Fields
Hillsboro’s data center development boom raises questions about industrial land use and job creation.
Energy and Environment
A Climate Changed
Gov. Kate Brown’s executive order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could give the state the economic boost needed to recover from COVID-19.
Fill 'Er Up
Oregon just doubled its low-carbon fuel program goals, making it the strongest in the nation. But wildly fluctuating oil prices…
Can the Plastic
An entrepreneurial couple capitalizes on the movement against single-use plastic by reinventing packaging for water.
Key Lawmaker Can’t Promise to Read Climate Change Bill
Democratic senator Laurie Monnes Anderson was the deciding factor the last time Oregon tried to pass cap and trade, and…
