Portland creates seismic retrofitting standards
Portland’s Bureau of Development Services released a detailed brochure that establishes standards for seismic retrofits in the city.
Oregon farmers embrace energy efficiency
Oregon farmers are eager to adopt energy efficient practices, but high startup costs and uncertain markets can hold them back, according to a new report.
UpWind Solutions raises $10M
Medford-based UpWind Solutions Inc. has raised $10 million of what is expected to be a $18.8 million round.
Mobile apps for the little people
Portland-based Night and Day Studios has in the past two years transitioned from building media installations for museums into a mobile app company. Founder Nat Sims managed to steer the company through an economic recession by shifting industry, radically restructuring, and following a fortuitous idea after reading a children’s book to his daughter.
Gas prices boost Trimet ridership
Surging gas prices and a slow recovery in the job market have caused the first rise in Trimet rush-hour ridership in months.
Portland company benefits from GoDaddy exodus
Portland-based Canvas Dreams LLC has successfully lured away customers from GoDaddy after the company’s CEO was caught in a scandal.
Stanford dedicates Knight Management Center
Stanford University is dedicating its Knight Management Center, named for Phil Knight, at its School of Business Management.
Kitzhaber’s budget triage
Governor John Kitzhaber is putting his 14 years of emergency room experience to work on the Oregon budget, by prioritizing cuts.
Portland named a “Comeback City”
The business publication Kiplinger picked Portland as one of its 2011 “Comeback Cities.”
The economics of cities
Every business leader should understand the role that cities play in economic, and corporate, growth. A good way to get that understanding is Ed Glaeser’s new book, The Triumph of Cities.
Glaeser makes the critical point that cities are where people communicate the most.