Seeing is believing
A deaf musician starts a nonprofit and business aimed at bridging the divide between the hearing and nonhearing worlds
Linda Baker
The Catalyst
A conversation with Andrew Hoan, the new president and CEO of the Portland Business Alliance.
Analysis: To save public transit, go private
Fighting congestion and protecting mass transit will mean thinking much more about private enterprise.
Forum highlights link between customer experience and business growth
Say you’re a company that has sold a product successfully for the past 100 years. The product is solid, and so is your market share.
Biz tips: Why Effectively Developing Your Own Successor is Nearly Impossible
There are almost 90,000 small employers in Oregon and according to the SBA, and roughly 60% them are owned by Baby Boomers who’ll be retiring over the next 10 years. The problem is that there won’t be enough outside buyers for all those businesses. Our research indicates that two out of every three businesses won’t … Read more
Elevator tech: A primer
The modern elevator industry launched with a PR stunt.
Editor’s Note: 16,000 vacant apartments, redux
A short item I posted two days ago about 16 thousand vacant apartments in the Portland metro area has attracted an outsize amount of attention.
Veteran newspaper editor, Salem business leader team up on new media outlet.
The city of Salem is getting another news outlet.
Census estimates point to thousands of vacant apartments
(Update appended): According to the American Community Survey there are appoximately 352,000 rental units in the Portland metro area. The census Housing Vacancy survey estimates a 4.8% vacancy rate for the metro area during the second quarter of 2018. Combining these figures would imply roughly 16,000-17,000 vacant units, said Chris Salviati, housing economist for the rental site ApartmentList, in … Read more