Buyer’s Remorse
Parents and students paying for college today are like homeowners who bought a house just before the housing bubble burst.
Report Card
Strong public schools shore up the economy, survey respondents say. But local schools demonstrate lackluster performance.
Launch
BY JESSICA RIDGWAY
September’s Launch article features Orchid Health, BuddyUp and Inter-Europe Consulting.
A Taste of Heaven
BY VIVIAN MCINERNY
Craft beer comes to Mount Angel.
Startup or Grow Up?
Startup culture is all the rage. Is there a downside?
Shipping News
BY JENNIFER MARGULIS
In 2012 The Dalles, a city of some 14,400 located 75 miles east of Portland and often seen as the poor cousin to adjacent Hood River, completed a massive project to revitalize its dock.
Fast Food Slows Down
BY KIM MOORE
The ubiquitous fast-food restaurant may be on the decline.
Gender Code
BY COURTNEY SHERWOOD
Janice Levenhagen-Seeley reprograms tech.
The Alchemist
BY LINDA BAKER
David Howitt explains why Portland consumer brands like Stumptown and Voodoo Doughnuts are taking the world by storm.
Tight and Loose
BY JENNIFER MARGULIS
As schools implement more rigorous academic standards, holistic and flexible approaches to K-12 education flourish.