Jobs losses chart unsettling
Calculated Risk blogger creates quite the stir by releasing a graph depicting job losses post-World War II.
Ernest Hemingway shoes target male boomers
Tualatin-based Ernest Hemingway Footwear Co. is finding a huge market for their handcrafted leather shoes in men aged 45-to-65.
Knife River construction backlog means busy summer
A wet spring kept Knife River Materials crews from paving roads until July, so now the company has many months worth of work lined up in Southern Oregon.
PDX developer launches next phase of live video
Portland-based Cascade Web Development has launched a product that takes live video to the next level.
On The Scene: Portland Saturday Market
The Saturday Market is an icon of the craft movement and a Portland institution.
Craft Brewers buy Kona
Portland-based Craft Brewers Alliance Inc. announces that they will buy Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Co. for $13.9 million.
New breed of wind farm
Entrepreneur Ormand Hilderbrand is developing PaTu wind farm, Oregon’s first small, independent wind farm near Wasco.
Plywood plant invests in future
Boise Cascade in Medford prepares for an uptick in demand by spending $11 million to install a new dryer.
Knight puts shares in trust
Phil Knight’s Nike holdings decreased by 25 million shares, but he stands to get most of them back in a few years.
Employers hire interns
Despite the Department of Labor stepping up enforcement of internship labor laws, many companies are hiring interns.