Stash, Tazo founder runs artisan tea shop
Steven Smith Teamaker is an artisan tea shop in Northwest Portland, the third tea venture of Stash and Tazo founder Steven Smith.
Sustainable biz incubator names first clients
The Sustainable Valley Technology Group in Southern Oregon named the first five clients for its new business incubator in Medford.
Portland bike share company in running for NYC contract
Portland-based Alta Bicycle Share is one of two companies in the running to receive a $200 million contract from New York City DOT.
The great funding challenge
Portland lacks the framework it needs to help its web startups grow, said Darius Monsef, the CEO of the website COLOURlovers, to a crowd of fellow web developers Tuesday. Portland needs more investors who know the business, he argues, and more who can inject tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars into budding companies, instead of the millions provided by big venture capitalists.
On the Scene: Angel Oregon 2011
The room was packed to standing room only at Wednesday’s Angel Oregon 2011 event at the Governor Hotel, with equal parts entrepreneurs looking for backing and investors looking for opportunities.
Houses selling for dirt cheap at foreclosure auctions
Many foreclosed houses—both those with major problems as well as newly-built houses—are selling for well below the list price at auctions.
Oregon tech jobs surge
Oregon technology jobs climbed 6.1 percent last month from February 2010, the biggest annual jump in six years.
BPA opponents make pitch
Environmental groups and health care advocates pitched a bill to the Oregon Senate that would prohibit BPA in children’s drink containers.
Senate considers business incentives
Oregon lawmakers are considering a $5 million program that would offer incentives to businesses that grow in or relocate to Oregon.
Fred Mayer pays vets back pay
Fred Meyer Stores Inc. agreed to pay wage increases and pension benefits to veterans who work for the company.