Residential Zoning Bill Transforms Real Estate Landscape
HB 2001 sailed through both chambers with support on both sides of the aisle, but critics claim it won’t solve any housing problems.
- Published in Real Estate
Climate Change Business Fund Secures Investment
VertueLab has its sights set on bringing green technology to market. Despite a myriad of challenges, the business development fund just secured a large boost.
- Published in Energy and Environment
The Maverick Who Stopped Cap and Trade
Sen. Laurie Monnes Anderson was the decisive Democratic vote that killed cap and trade in Oregon. The Multnomah County Democrat insists she’s still on the right side of history.
- Published in Politics
Oregon Universities Shine at InventOR Competition
Solutions to climate change, renewable energy and predictive artificial intelligence were on show last week when teams of students from around the state tackled real-world challenges at the InventOR Collegiate Challenge.
- Published in Tech
The Truck Stops Here
Truckers got a win with the death of HB 2020, but as the hype around driverless trucks continues, environmental policy will be the least of their worries.
- Published in Travel and Transportation
Non-Competes: Doubling Down
What Oregon’s latest blow against non-compete agreements could mean for employers.
- Published in Professional Services
Does Oregon's Tech Sector Have An Identity Crisis?
Oregon's thriving tech industry continues to draw young talent to the region, but the uptick in population could decrease the quality of life that lures companies to Oregon in the first place.
- Published in Tech
‘People Don’t Have To Move Here to Find Work’
Economist Thomas Potiowsky discusses Oregon’s employment prospects.
- Published in Economy and Finance
OHSU Tries Out Employee Car-Sharing
A fleet of shared vehicles has arrived at Oregon Health and Science University, a move that could inspire others to follow its example.
- Published in Travel and Transportation
Homelessness Crisis: The Other One Percent
Why affordable housing can’t solve Oregon’s homelessness epidemic on its own, and how one organization is laying the groundwork for business to carry the torch.
- Published in Nonprofit