Recalling Japanese businesses in Ontario
A once thriving Japanese business cluster in Ontario dwindles as young people leave the rural community on the Oregon-Idaho border.
Year: 2017
Affordability crisis looms in Oregon’s farming sector
High agricultural land values put small farmers under pressure.
What Portland can learn from Alabama
A little over a year ago, I took a road trip around the Deep South. My kids and I flew into Atlanta, drove to Birmingham, Alabama, and from there retraced the state’s Civil Rights Trail in Selma and Montgomery. It was my first visit to that part of the country, and I was surprised — naively … Read more
Press Release: Announcing the 2018 100 Best Fan-Favorite Destinations in Oregon
We sifted through 38,000 online reviews to determine the best destinations in Oregon based on customer satisfaction.
The Bus is Back: Division Project Redefines Bus Rapid Transit
Upgrades to bus service on Division could make their way to the greater Portland area.
Home health market responds to aging population
Partnerships between providers and insurers aim to make home health care affordable.
The Pied Piper of Salem
A serial entrepreneur aims to make Salem a hotspot for nightlife and startups.
Is Oregon the next frontier for bitcoin miners?
Bitcoin operators are showing interest in the state’s cheap and reliable electricity.
OCF Releases the 2017 Tracking Oregon’s Progress Report Not Everything is Equal: Creating Opportunity for All Oregon Children
The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) has just released the 2017 Tracking Oregon’s Progress (TOP) report focused on Oregon’s opportunity gap. The report, titled “Toward a Thriving Future: Closing the Opportunity Gap for Oregon’s Kids,” addresses the widening opportunity gap Oregon children face. The circumstances of one’s birth and longstanding patterns of discrimination determine the opportunities that are available and the life paths that are achievable.