SolarWorld fills $32 million order
In its biggest U.S. project yet, SolarWorld will make enough solar cells at its Hillsboro plant to power over 2,000 Los Angeles homes.
Oregon ranked Fifth for LEED
Oregon is ranked fifth out of the top 10 states for LEED-certified buildings.
Seaport ends Astoria service
Seaport Airlines will stop scheduled flights between Astoria and Portland this month, with the last flight on March 12.
Messy paper trail behind Hayden Island plans
The Portland Tribune reviewed hundreds of internal City Hall e-mails regarding the West Hayden Island planning process, and found questionable activities behind the scenes.
You need more stress
The latest brain science makes it clear: You need more stress. The good kind, not the bad kind.
Corvallis biz sells stunt planes
Extreme Aerosports in Corvallis is set to become the nation’s only distributor of Xtreme Air’s Sbach stunt aircraft.
Want greatness? Listen up
Our 100 Best Companies project turns 18 this year, quite a milestone not only for the magazine but for the many companies and employees who have participated in the survey. In just the past eight years, 190,000 employees from 936 companies have taken the free, anonymous survey that ranks their satisfaction with their workplaces.
Workplaces fall short of expectations
Our March issue is dedicated to the practices that make a great workplace, so this month we asked readers about what is important to them in their jobs and how satisfied they are with various workplace issues.
Collins steers Blount into a promising future
Josh Collins took over as CEO of Portland-based Blount International just after the worst year in the company’s 65-year history. Business had dropped off by 20% in 2009, forcing widespread layoffs. “We were looking down into the abyss,” Collins recalls. “I was observing from the board level and we were nervous. You just didn’t know how bad it was going to get.”