A Complex Portrait: Immigration, Jobs and the Economy
BY JOE ROJAS-BURKE & KIM MOORE
Oregon Business reports on the visa squeeze, the skills gap and foreign-born residents who are revitalizing rural Oregon.
The Bookseller
BY AMY MILSHTEIN
Everyone knows college is expensive, but a look at the numbers brings that into sharp — and painful — focus.
Political Clout
BY KIM MOORE
Businesses spend billions of dollars each year trying to influence political decision makers by piling money into campaigns.
Shuffling the Deck
BY JON BELL
Oregon tribes still bet on casinos.
I Know How You Feel
BY JESSICA RIDGWAY
Most smartphones come equipped with speech recognition systems like Siri or Cortana that are capable of understanding the human voice and putting words into actions. But what if smartphones could do more? What if smartphones could register feeling?
Election Season
We didn’t intend this issue to have an election season theme. But politics has a way of seeping into the cracks and fissures.
Two Sides of the Coin
BY JASON NORRIS
Historically, when the leaves fall, so do the markets. This year, earnings, Europe, energy and Ebola have in common? Beyond alliteration, they are four factors that the investors are pointing to for this year’s seasonal volatility.
Dow Chemical profit up 44%
Forbes: The U.S. chemical maker reported $14.4 billion in revenue, up 5% from the same period last year.