Gold Rush
A company that sells affordable gold products is seeing demand soar as the economy reels from the pandemic.
- Published in Manufacturing
The Perks of a Short Supply Chain
Buying local pays dividends for a Portland homewares manufacturer.
- Published in Manufacturing
‘Virus Exposes Inequality in Economy’
The president of Oregon AFL-CIO discusses how Covid-19 has upended the lives of working people and how the labor movement is advocating for change.
- Published in Politics
Coronavirus: Manufacturers Switch Gears
Product makers find new purpose making equipment to combat the pandemic.
- Published in Manufacturing
Renaissance Mill
A paper manufacturer finds second life with sustainable wheat pulp.
- Published in Manufacturing
Survival of the Fittest
Darigold’s investment in a novel dairy product is designed to offset continued declining sales of milk.
- Published in Manufacturing
Plastic Profits
China’s ban on imported waste plastics is a boon for a local manufacturer of recycling machinery.
- Published in Manufacturing
Glut Check
Oregon’s cannabis industry may have recovered from the 2018 oversupply of product, but the entrance of large corporations to the sector and a sophisticated black market create headwinds.
- Published in Cannabis