Oregon’s Growing Wage Gap

BY ERIN J. BERNARD

Wage gaps and workforce shortages are threatening the quality of care and supports to Oregonians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Who’s caring for those who care for our most vulnerable residents? 

Calling All Dreamers

BY JON SHADEL

After first visiting as tourists, entrepreneurs relocate to Oregon and spur economic growth.

A Recipe for Change

BY ERIN J. BERNARD

How can Oregon’s kids learn if they’re hungry? A public-private partnership serves up a solution.

Reader Input: In or Out

The refugee crisis has put immigration and border issues on the front burner, in Europe and at home. In Oregon, attitudes toward illegal immigration haven’t changed dramatically since 2006.

The List: 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon

BY KIM MOORE

Oregon Business magazine’s seventh annual 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For project attracted more than 150 nonprofits from around the state from a variety of sectors, including social services and environmental advocacy.  More than 5,000 employees and volunteers filled out the survey, rating their satisfaction with work environment, mission and goals, career development and learning, benefits and compensation, and management and communications.