Environments: Partners in Change

BY JANE VERDURMEN PEART

Oregon-based Environments helps companies create inspired workspaces. “Simply put, we help companies future-proof their workspaces,” says Chris Corrado, president. Since 1988,Environments has witnessed firsthand the changing landscape of business. Native Portlander and Environments founder Corrado says, “We help our clients navigate the complex realities of the workplace today and plan for their future in a very mindful, strategic way. We think of ourselves as their partners in the process.”

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Tourism Supports a More Sustainable Oregon

BY JON SHADEL

One hundred years ago, the Willamette River might easily have been mistaken for a sewer. Unchecked industrial activity and decades of pollution made it unrecognizable compared to the clean river that now flows north for 187 miles from Eugene through the center of Portland.

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Up in the Air

BY ANNIE ELLISON

Portland tech veteran Ben Berry is leaving his post as Portland’s chief technology officer for a full-time role producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aimed at first responders and the military. Berry’s AirShip Technologies Group is poised to be on the ground floor of an industry that will supply drones to as many as 100,000 police, fire and emergency agencies nationwide. He reveals the plan for takeoff.

Written by Annie Ellison
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No Boundaries

BY AMY MILSHTEIN

Floor plans embrace the great wide open.

Written by Amy Milshtein

Efficiency Boost

BY JOE CORTRIGHT

How conservation stimulates the local economy.

Written by Joe Cortwright