Cutting Edge

“There wasn’t a reason shaving with a straight razor should have been taken over by shaving with disposable razors.”
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One Tough Mayor

Betty Roppe steers Prineville into the future.

Written by Tim Neville
Published in Categories Tech

Run, Nick, Run

Controversial track star Nick Symmonds is leveraging his celebrity to grow a performance chewing-gum brand. Fans hail his marketing ploys as genius. Critics dub them shameless.
Written by Ben DeJarnette
Published in Categories Tech

Salad Days

How Portland’s Garden Bar plans to become the Starbucks of salad.
Written by Ben Waterhouse

Big Geek

To attract technology companies, the U.S. Bancorp Tower repositions itself as open, light and playful.
Written by Amy Milshtein

Let it Rain

This year has been so dry we were caught napping when it finally started to sprinkle. Hopefully you didn’t get caught in a downpour while eagerly awaiting — don’t deny it — our curation of Oregon-grown wet weather wear.
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Storyteller in Chief: Brew Stories

Over the years, many mentors have taught me lessons that have helped shape the way I view the world of work and our business.
Written by Gary Fish

Fictional Mailbag: Is Hiring The Best Qualified Candidate An ADA Violation?

BY MICHAEL G. MCCLORY

Sometimes it seems like EEOC tests its theories on the fly rather than thinking about them first.  This week’s (fictional) mailbag is filled with questions from HR managers wondering if they could get in trouble for hiring the most qualified candidate.  The Bullard Edge wishes that “no” was the simple answer.  That is not the case though, as illustrated by our response to a mailbag question from Shae Watt, Mid-Town Bread Company’s HR Manager. 

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