Puppet Labs lands $30M
Portland-based software company Puppet Labs raised $30 million from Silicon Valley’s VMware.
Oregon gets first incubator farm
Headwaters Farm east of Gresham is to become the state’s first incubator farm to help people wanting to start their own farms gain experience.
PGE to buy two wind farms
Portland General Electric signed conditional agreements with Iberdrola Renewables to purchase two wind farms.
Startup works to refine solar-powered rooftop ventilator
Yamhill-based Northwest Renewable Energy received a commercialization grant from Oregon BEST to refine its solar-powered building ventilator.
Portland-area small business loans increase
Small Business loans in the Portland area increased in the first quarter of the fiscal year, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Oregon graded a D- on teacher prep
The National Council on Teacher Quality gave Oregon a D- on how well it prepares teachers for the classroom.
American-made products gaining popularity
Consumers are increasingly willing to pay more for “Made in America” products.
At Davos: Crisis is the new normal
The New York Times: In certain ways, the very setting of the World Economic Forum reflects the restless, challenged state of human affairs. Our footing is uncertain, as on this ski resort’s slithery streets, and we have steep slopes to climb, as the Magic Mountain will remind the global elite this week.
Orangutans use iPads at National Zoo
CNET: Apple’s iPad is proving to be popular among a different, and hairier, type of consumer. The Smithsonian’s National Zoo recently kicked off Apps for Apes, a program that lets orangutans use the iPad as a way to stimulate their lives.
How to form a strategic advisory board
What can a private company do, to harness the kind of intellectual firepower that most of us can’t even access in our wildest dreams? Recruit an Advisory Board.