Millenials hurting Portland’s economy
Oregon Business Plan chairman John Carter says the newest generation of workers lacks the drive that defined baby boomers.
Year: 2013
Nike focuses more on action sports
Nike is putting more effort into its smallest business category, action sports.
Tigard startup sells organic cookie kits
Tigard startup Scratch and Grain makes organic cookie baking kits to sell in grocery stores across Oregon and Washington.
U.S. considers home refueling for natural gas cars
Reuters: Home refueling units, which tap into a house natural gas main and compress the fuel so it can fill a vehicle tank overnight, have been available for years.
Genepeeks firm to offer ‘digital baby’ screen
BBC: A service that digitally weaves together the DNA of prospective parents to check for potential disease in thousands of “virtual babies” is set to launch in the US by December.
The real test of Oregon’s health care transformation
Gov. John Kitzhaber scored nearly $2 billion in federal funding to overhaul the state Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. In return, the state promised a 2% reduction in the rate of growth in per capita Medicaid spending. I think Oregon’s going to have a relatively easy time hitting the budget targets — without stinting on quality. Here’s why:
OkCupid now lets you filter out plus-size people
New York Post: OKCupid.com is now allowing users to filter their prospects by “body type.”
Special session passes all five bills
The Oregon Legislature cut PERS, raised taxes on the wealthy, cut small business taxes and more in its three day special session.
Cascade Microtech buys German company for $27.7M
Beaverton-based Cascade Microtech acquired German company ATT Advanced Temperature Test Systems for $27.7 million.
NW Couch 18th most expensive office space street in U.S.
Northwest Couch Street in Portland’s Pearl District is among the nation’s most expensive streets for office space.