Oregon ‘Pot Czar’ fired
POT NEWS: OLCC Executive Director confirms he was let go, after being hired in December; Portland businesses embrace pot entrepreneurship; Jackson Co. won’t tax for a year.
Background checks on private gun sale bill introduced
All firearm transactions, with some exclusions, would be subject to background checks.
Department of Administrative Services hacked
The state’s metadata was breached.
Portland entrepreneurs hiring more employees, earning more revenue than global competitors
Study indicates Portland-based entrepreneurs are better positioned than industry peers.
California companies announce plans to expand in Portland area
Genentech will invest $125M to expand Hillsboro facility; InDinero will hire 50 and establish Portland as its “primary office.”
Oregon Business expands events portfolio
BY OB STAFF
New events series brings magazine to life.
Courtside
BY JACOB PALMER
Power lunching at the Court Street Dairy Lunch in Salem.
Downtime with the executive director of Greater Portland Inc.
Janet LaBar, Executive director, Greater Portland Inc.
Bike Chic: 7 stylish options for cyclists
Cycling to work is all the rage. But not everyone wants to arrive at the office messy, sweaty — and unfashionable.
Banking Perspective
BY KIM MOORE
A conversation with Craig Wanichek, president and CEO of Summit Bank.