Saving Downtown
A grassroots group aims to save small businesses in Portland’s city center from financial ruin.
- Published in Restaurants and Retail
Small Businesses Decry COVID Closures
It does not make sense to impose restrictions on businesses that provide safe, regulated spaces, a group says.
- Published in Economy and Finance
COVID-19 Increases Portland Office Space
Businesses turn to suburban markets for more space and to be closer to workers.
- Published in Real Estate
Momentum Grows for Women on Boards
The social and economic upheaval unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic will increase pressure on companies to diversify their boardrooms.
- Published in Economy and Finance
COVID-19, Wildfires and Now a Tax
An outcry over a proposed beer tax exposes a crisis in craft brewing.
- Published in Manufacturing
What's Driving the Hillsboro Data Center Influx
The Metro region will continue to grow as a market for data centers as the pandemic increases demand for data use and storage.
- Published in Tech
Tea Break
The leaders of Steven Smith Teamaker transformed the premium tea manufacturer’s business model to survive the pandemic.
- Published in Manufacturing
When Remote Working Is a Liability
The new remote workforce poses legal challenges for employers that must comply with employment laws.
- Published in Economy and Finance
Nonprofits at “Breaking Point”
Many charitable organizations face an uncertain future as the COVID-19 pandemic leads to losses in income and fewer volunteers.
- Published in Economy and Finance
College Crunch
The president of Linfield University on the impact of COVID-19 on the higher education sector.
- Published in Education