My conference call with two Jive Software executives on Monday was quite a workout. It isn’t easy to type in synch with people so excited about their prospects that they can barely complete a sentence without flinging out phrases like “ awesome growth trajectory,” “totally stoked” and (avert your eyes now) “kicking ass and taking names.”
The chain will stop using plastic bags starting August 1 at all 10 Portland stores.
Portland’s apartment and condominium rental rates improved for the first time in two years, according to real estate statistics.
The Blacksmith Restaurant owner Gavin McMichael opens another restaurant and consults for other small business owners.
Portland City Council considers a plan to support and promote electric vehicles.
Hydraulic lift equipment will lift a preconstructed bridge in place on Oregon Route 213 in Oregon City.
Sen. Ron Wyden met with members of the Oregon craft brewing community to discuss his proposed tax breaks. Out of all of Oregon’s industries, why should the government be helping brewers?
The manufacturing plant for thin-film solar cells will initially employ 100 workers.
The 9/11 Act that requires all aircraft cargo to be screened means more work for one Metro-area company.
Tom and Betty Ruckman raise miniature cows to provide smaller cuts of meat to senior citizens.