Powin joins sustainable energy game
Tigard’s Powin Corp. launched a wholly-owned subsidiary that will provide manufacturing services to the renewable energy industry.
Nike on track for a $20 billion year
Nike’s fiscal second-quarter earnings increased 22%, exceeding analyst expectations of Oregon’s largest company.
Timbers rev up for debut
The Portland Timbers expect to surpass 10,000 season tickets sold by the end of the year in advance of their inaugural season as a Major League Soccer franchise.
Dealing with difficult people
CEOs have to deal with difficult people all the time – and sometimes they themselves are the difficult ones. What are some proven ways to deal with difficult people?
Readers want more sales, less weight
We asked our readers what personal and business goals they had for 2011.
From the Editor: 30 years and counting
Thirty years ago, I was just a few years out of school and working as a copy editor at the Sun-Sentinel, a daily paper in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Keen approaches $200M in revenue
CEO James Curleigh took the helm of Keen Footwear in 2008. It’s now on its way to hitting $200 million in revenue.
VocalBooth to star on American Idol
Niche manufacturer VocalBooth has landed some major endorsements over the past few years: Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, Madonna, Mariah Carey, even the one-and-only Lady Gaga. But those names pale in comparison to the company’s latest publicity tool, a little reality show called American Idol.
Tip pool ruling cuts restaurant costs
A recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that allows food service employers in Oregon and Washington to require employees to participate in a “tip pool” is being welcomed by the industry but not some workers.
Raghu Raghavan keeps Act-On local
Raghu Raghavan was building web apps before there were web apps, and selling software-as-a-service before there was SaaS. A native of Bangalore, India, who came to Oregon to join the then-tiny team at Mentor Graphics in 1983, Raghavan plans to build his new email marketing company, Act-On, from a dozen employees to more than 30 by the end of 2011. And he plans to do so in Oregon, not Silicon Valley.