New Markets Reshape Crabbing Industry
As COVID-19 shutters the Asia market, crabbers target local buyers.
- Published in Farms and Forests
Businesses Receive New Financial Relief
As the additional $600 a week granted by the CARES Act expires, Senator Wyden points to extra financial help for businesses.
- Published in Politics
Coffee Manufacturers Pour Into Online Marketing
COVID-19 has devastated coffee companies that have lost revenue from reduced sales to coffee shops. But a boom in online sales has created a new landscape to connect with consumers.
- Published in Manufacturing
Digital Arts
As performing arts organizations struggle with financial losses from COVID-19, some have developed innovative strategies for a new era when online performances will be the norm.
- Published in Arts and Entertainment
BLM Protests Transform Face of Portland Business District
Black Lives Matter demonstrations are a mixed bag for downtown businesses.
- Published in Politics
Workplace Inclusion Study Highlights Need for Change
A report finds widespread racial prejudice at Oregon companies.
- Published in Politics
The Long Haul
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented roadblocks for truckers, but a renewed interest in the profession has created opportunities.
- Published in Travel and Transportation
Riding a Temporary High
Sales of recreational cannabis have surged, breaking state records, but experts warn of stormy seas ahead.
- Published in Cannabis
Animation Studios Adjust to Changing Ecosystem
As companies spend less money on advertising, animation studios become content creators in their own right.
- Published in Arts and Entertainment
Apartment Owners Adapt to Late Payments, Tech Advances
As residents struggle to pay rent and customers demand virtual tours, leasing agents and smart technology work side by side to make ends meet.
- Published in Real Estate