Downtime with Doug Gastich
BY JESSICA RIDGWAY
How the president of BlueVolt spends his free time.
What I’m Reading
The CEO of Axiom EPM, Peri Pierone, and the co-founder of McMenamins, Mike McMenamin, share their recent reads.
When the employee is the customer
In 2013, Gallup published a poll showing that 70% of U.S. employees were “disengaged” in their jobs, costing companies $450-$550 billion a year in poor performance.
Powerlist: Credit Unions
BY KIM MOORE
A conversation about credit unions with the CEOs of Advantis Credit Union and OSU Federal Credit Union, followed by June’s Powerlist.
Detox fashion
BY LINDA BAKER
Remember mood rings? A team of scientists at Oregon State University has designed what might be considered a 21st-century analog of the ’70s jewelry fad: a bracelet that reveals one’s exposure to pollutants.
Beyond cheese
BY SOPHIA BENNETT
Tillamook expands its tourism niche.
Timber town
BY LEE VAN DER VOO
A forest collaboration saves the Rough & Ready Lumber Company.
The barber is back
BY MIKE GREEN
An old profession is new again.
Reader Input: Energy policy
How serious a problem is climate change? Readers want to have their cake and eat it, too.