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
New Battery Tech Energizes Demand
The iron-flow battery system is safer, cleaner and more durable than its competitors, but its success will depend on its ability to scale.
- Published in Energy and Environment
Just Add Water
OFD Foods expands its well-known freeze-dried meal pouches to cater to young, busy professionals.
- Published in Manufacturing
The Great Divide
Depending on whom you ask, the fight over cap and trade represents the rural-urban divide or the inability of lawmakers to compromise. The real tension, however, lies in the business community as it sorts out who pollutes, who pays and what it means to do business in Oregon.
- Published in Energy and Environment
Changing Taps
Why the Craft Brew Alliance is shifting from craft beer to seltzer, spritz and a fresh start as an alcoholic beverage company
- Published in Manufacturing
Wood’s Back in Fashion
A trio of textile businesses woos outdoor-apparel brands with a new clothing line made from recycled wood.
- Published in Manufacturing
Hemp Growth Divides Communities
The explosive increase in hemp production has polarized local farming economies.
- Published in Farms and Forests