On The Scene: The 100 Best Nonprofits
Today, our On The Scene blog goes behind the scenes at the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon event.
Bend makes Forbes “Top Biz Cities” list
After years of high unemployment and foreclosures, Bend has received a surprising vote of confidence from Forbes Magazine.
A househunting phone app
A Lake Oswego real estate firm has tweaked a smart phone application to give house-hunters instant information on the run.
Solar and wind jobs may go to China
China’s rapidly growing market share in the burgeoning market for renewable energy production poses a major threat for Oregon.
100 Best Nonprofits 2010
100 Best Nonprofits 2010
The Best and brightest
Without nonprofits, this state would be a less desirable place. The organizations not only uplift the many communities they serve, the nonprofit and not-for-profit sector also employs hundreds of thousands of Oregonians. Nationally, nonprofits are the fourth-largest employer. That makes them an important economic force.
PDX eyes nonstop flights to Paris
Delta Air Lines is making its nonstop flights from Portland to Amsterdam and Tokyo permanent, and is considering adding flights to Paris.
Settlement tightens coast logging rules
A court settlement requires the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to develop stricter rules on logging on Oregon’s Coast Range.
Insurance companies must open enrollment to kids
A new rule states that Oregon insurance companies must open enrollment to children under 19 twice a year.
PDX hosts nation’s premier wind energy control facility
Iberdrola Renewables will operate its National Control Center in Portland, becoming the nation’s most advanced wind energy control facility.