2011 List: 100 Best Nonprofits To Work For in Oregon
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.
Oregon’s number 1 nonprofits
Profiles of the number one large, medium and small nonprofits.
Powerlist: Oregon foundations
This month’s Powerlist ranks Oregon foundations by total assets.
Next: microchips restore eyesight
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 wins top awards
Elemental Technologies and its chief executive, Sam Blackman, won top awards at the Tom Holce Entrepreneurship Awards sponsored by the Oregon Entrepreneurship Network.
Umpqua expands green lending program to businesses
Umpqua Bank is expanding its GreenStreet lending program to businesses. The program offers loans for energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades.
Is Meg Whitman up to running HP?
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.
Failed Eugene project back on the market
A planned 40-unit development in Eugene called “The Crossings at Country Farm” is now back on the market at a severely slashed price.
Walmart quietly moving into North Portland
Walmart is moving ahead with plans to redevelop a 90,000-square-foot retail store in North Portland’s Hayden Meadows.
Columbia Sportswear will outfit U.S. Freestyle skiers
Columbia Sportswear Co. will be the clothing supplier for the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team through the 2014 Olympic Winter Games.