Staying afloat in rough waters
Maritime Services Corp. in Hood River had been enjoying a record workload heading into winter 2011.
Paddle power
Another Bend entrepreneur is hoping to make his mark on the city, this time with “land paddle boarding,” a recreational activity that looks a bit like someone contorting his way through a Monty Python School of Funny Walks episode.
The nonprofit sector
Oregon’s nonprofit sector is a significant economic force.
Teachers’ helper
Software startup EdCaliber helps track students’ learning.
Live, work, play: Charles Wilhoite
Charles Wilhoite joined Willamette Management Associates in 1990 as a senior associate analyst. Today he is the firm’s managing director and the national director of its health care practice.
Green for green’s sake?
Business confidence that sustainable practices will attract new jobs, help with global competition or provide a competitive advantage has slipped over the past six years.
Beyond the buzzwords
The word green — and sustainable, its equally overexposed synonym — is used so frequently, so broadly and so indiscriminately, that it teeters on losing all meaning.
Oregon gets $2.1M for cleanup
Oregon and five local governments will receive $2.1 million to clean up contaminated properties.
Oregon business raising buff beef
Jacksonville rancher Andy Joffer raises ultrafit sport cattle and sells their 98% lean beef.
Mentor Graphics profits up
Mentor Graphics reported revenues under the forecast, but it was more profitable than expected.