Claire Brown Joins Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Board of Directors

Tonkon Torp partner Claire Brown has joined the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) Board of Directors as its Secretary. Tonkon Torp is an active advocate for Oregon’s startup community, and has had an attorney serving on the OEN board since the early 2000s.

Building Back Trust

Financial institutions woo wary millennial customers by sharing their values and providing a personal touch.

The Tough Road Ahead

The president of Oregon Business & Industry lays out how the trade group plans to aid recovery from the pandemic-driven downtown.

PPP and Me

Paycheck Protection Program loans provided lifelines to Oregon’s small businesses but triggered messy headaches for banks. A look back at the process proves the struggle paid off in many ways.

Pattern Master

Danielle Elsener’s work to promote zero-waste fashion is gaining the attention of apparel makers, potentially revolutionizing one of the most wasteful and polluting sectors in existence.

Wall Street v. Family Business

A new forest tax proposal could boost revenue-starved rural communities, but small, sustainably minded landowners fear it could spell the end of their practices.