Portland companies stand to benefit from LinkedIn IPO
The success of LinkedIn’s public stock offering, which doubled by the end of its first day of trading, bodes well for Portland tech companies.
Xerox considers outsourcing Wilsonville jobs
Xerox Corp. is meeting with engineers at five of its sites this week to discuss outsourcing some engineering jobs to an Indian company.
Beer business booming in Central Oregon
Bend has the largest amount of micro-breweries per capita, and the craft beer culture shows no signs of slowing down.
EV charging network behind schedule
Ecotality was supposed to have 1,100 electric car charging stations installed in Oregon by the end of next month, but they have yet to install a single public station.
Farmland LP buys Willamette Valley land
Farmland LP has purchased 254 acres of farmland in the Willamette Valley that the company plans to convert to organic.
To be a leader, you must be a follower
How do leaders become leaders? By attracting or creating followers. (As Steve Balzac likes to say, “A leader without followers is just a guy taking a walk.”) How can you reliably build a following? You do it by being a follower — by following a set of values, and modeling followership to others.
Plea for federal timber aid approved
The Oregon Senate voted unanimously to ask Congress to renew federal aid to the state’s timber-dependent communities.
Roseburg Forest Products cuts over 200 jobs
Roseburg Forest Products says it plans to lay off over 200 employees from three Oregon plants.
Ashland brewpub looks into livestock
Standing Stone Brewing Company wants to run its own humane livestock operation as part of the business’ efforts to be sustainable.
BPA focuses on water, not wind
Bonneville Power Administration officials turned wind turbines off to focus on water power for five hours, to compensate for high river levels.