Nabisco Strike Highlights Manufacturing's Growing Pains
Offshoring jobs has created anxiety among labor, as well as tensions between businesses and unions.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Oregon Business - Manufacturing
The Oregon-China Relationship Becomes Essential
With mourning political and supply line pressure, Oregon’s relationship with China could play a major role in keeping the peace.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Labor Issues Hamper Buy American Ethos
Consumers are willing to spend more money on U.S.-made products, but domestic supply chains continue to pose challenges.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Psychedelic Mushroom Firms Move In
The leader of one of the world’s largest psilocybin manufacturers predicts Oregon’s magic mushroom market will blossom.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Pattern Master
Danielle Elsener’s work to promote zero-waste fashion is gaining the attention of apparel makers, potentially revolutionizing one of the most wasteful and polluting sectors in existence.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Kim Moore
Distilleries Face Crossroads
Small-batch distilleries saw immense growth in past few years, but COVID-19 lockdown is forcing the sector to innovate to survive.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
Future of Work: Managing Employees Who Cannot Work From Home
The next in our series of interviews with business leaders on the future of work is with Jessica Gomez, CEO of Rogue Valley Microdevices.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Kim Moore
Brand Energizer
In the 1980s, Turtle Island Foods blazed a trail in the manufacture of plant-based foods. Its CEO is now faced with the task of retaining market share in an increasingly competitive vegan-food market.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Sander Gusinow
COVID-19, Wildfires and Now a Tax
An outcry over a proposed beer tax exposes a crisis in craft brewing.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Kim Moore
Tea Break
The leaders of Steven Smith Teamaker transformed the premium tea manufacturer’s business model to survive the pandemic.
- Published in Manufacturing
- Written by Kim Moore