Morning Roundup: $1M in unclaimed tax refunds; Biketown winning the race
In today’s OB news roundup, tax refunds languish, Portland bikesharing numbers soar and Bend grapples with an archetypal Oregon challenge.
Linda Baker
News roundup: State beats back Oracle; Suttle Lake Lodge near Sisters re-opens
Oregon beats back Oracle while the Suttle Lake Lodge re-opens.
A conversation with Oregon’s new Mexican consul general
Francisco Maass Peña talks about tourism and mobile consular services — but stays mum on Trump.
Keep on Buckin’
The Pendleton Round-Up hopes co-branding and concessions to modern sensitivities will keep the iconic rodeo vital for years to come.
Morning Roundup: A pot bonanza; Bend has love-hate relationship with tourists
Marijuana taxes swell state coffers, while the city of Bend wants tourists to volunteer in the community.
Storyteller-in-Chief: Sculpting the city
A Portland developer argues the city should hire a “Chief Creative Officer” as a way of incorporating art, and artists, into public policy decisions.
News roundup: a second ped/bike bridge comes to PDX; Coos Bay grows entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs flourish on the South Coast, while the Pearl District in Portland will see a new bike/pedestrian bridge.
Stock market rally: Party Like It’s 1999
Tech boom drives stock rally nationally, but Intel doesn’t share the love.
Let’s talk: Elaine Cogan dishes on public speaking
A conversation with public speaking coach and Portland icon Elaine Cogan.