Downtime with Debra Ringold
Dean of the Atkinson Graduate School of Management, Willamette University.
Best Foot Forward
Whether you’re stepping out to work or onto the track, Pacific Northwest shoe companies have you covered.
Brain Storm
Can the brave new world of neurotechnology help an OHSU surgeon find a cure for obesity?
10 Innovators in Rural Health
Telemedicine, new partnerships and real estate diversification make health care more accessible in rural Oregon. Larry Mullins For putting hospitality into hospitals — literally The little town of Lebanon had a big weekend this June. Along with their iconic Strawberry Festival, which features marching bands, floats and the world’s largest strawberry shortcake parading down Main … Read more
Store Bought
Market of Choice is on a tear. In 2012 the 35-year-old Eugene-based grocery chain opened a central kitchen/distribution center in its hometown. The market opened a third Portland store in the Cedar Mill neighborhood this year; a Bend outpost broke ground in March. A fourth Portland location is slated for the inner southeast “LOCA” development, a mixed-use project featuring condos and retail. Revenues in 2014 were $175 million, a double-digit increase over 2013. CEO Rick Wright discusses growth, market trends and how he keeps new “foodie” grocery clerks happy.
Farm in a Box
Most of the food Americans consume is trucked in from hundreds of miles away. Eric Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Gro-volution, wants to change that. So this past spring, the Air Force veteran and former greenhouse manager started work on an alternative farming system he claims is more efficient than conventional agriculture, and also shortens the distance between the consumer and the farm.
Undersea Power
BY JACOB PALMER
Mike Morrow and Mike Delos-Reyes first came up with the idea of an ocean power device 23 years ago, when they were students at Oregon State University. They realized a long-held vision last summer, when their startup, M3 Wave, successfully launched the first ocean power device that works underwater.
Downtime with the director of Barley’s Angels
BY JACOB PALMER
Live, Work, Play with Christine Jump.