PDX serves record number of travelers
Portland International Airport served 15 million passengers in 2013.
How can Portland sustain so many new restaurants?
BY HANNAH WALLACE | OB BLOGGER
I’m thrilled that Portland’s restaurants are thriving. But who are these people who can afford to dine out several nights a week? They can’t all work for Adidas, Intel, or Nike—or some new tech start-up or innovation consultancy firm.
From the editor: Digging out
Today the real estate cycle is on the move. For those who want cheap entertainment, there is no shortage of holes in the ground (with modern-day steam shovels) to peer into. So bring your lunch and watch the city grow.
Housing envy
High-density living is the mantra for many urban planners in Portland, Eugene and other Oregon cities. But readers aren’t so keen on policies encouraging construction of apartments and condominiums.
The apothecary
Hood River company MTMCare manages medications for eligible Medicare clients.
In search of thermal delight
BY AMY MILSHTEIN
For somene who’s never heard the term “geek chic” before, Paul Schwer, president of Portland-based PAE Consulting Engineers, certainly embodies it.
Defensive play
The defense market can be easy to overlook in Oregon, a place with a bigger reputation for its antiwar movements than for its military history.
Apartment boom
BY JON BELL
Developers chase the rental market and change the face of Portland neighborhoods.
Kevin Cavenaugh: designer, curator and bean counter in one
BY EMMA HALL
Kevin Cavenaugh, owner of Guerrilla Development, graduated from architecture school but isn’t a licensed architect.