All “latest” numbers are for July 2011 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands (Aug.) 1,829.3 1,823.8 1,792.7 2.0% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands (Aug.) 188.4 188.4 210.0 -10.3% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted (Aug.) 9.6% 9.5% 10.7% … Read more
Portland lost some allure during the recession, but developers once again are smitten by its culture, community and cost of living.
Flood-ravaged Vernonia stakes its future on a new green school and the hope of what it can ignite.
Our third annual 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon project celebrates great workplaces in the nonprofit sector. Nearly 5,500 employees from 170 nonprofits statewide participated in this year’s survey.
Profiles of the number one large, medium and small nonprofits.
This month’s Powerlist ranks Oregon foundations by total assets.
Richard Taylor, a University of Oregon professor of physics, art and psychology, is putting his combined talents to work on a microchip to help people who have lost their sight see again.
Elemental Technologies and its chief executive, Sam Blackman, won top awards at the Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards sponsored by the Oregon Entrepreneurship Network.
Umpqua Bank is expanding its GreenStreet lending program to businesses. The program offers loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades.
Meg Whitman is allegedly a top pick to be Hewlett-Packard’s next CEO, but the to-do list is massive and it’s unclear whether swapping leaders will make that much of a difference, says columnist Larry Dignan of CNET News.