Young OSU grad to open Baker’s first winery
25-year-old Travis Cook plans to become Baker County’s first vintner despite early frosts, lack of irrigation water and high start up costs.
Oregon Business Team
Portland company to build paper homes in Haiti
Portland-based company Pacific Green Innovations plans to build 10,000 recycled paper homes in Haiti.
The Frog hops as the art world adapts
The gallery that has replaced the high-end Lawrence Gallery in Portland’s Pearl District, the Dapper Frog, might be a sign that the art world is adapting to changing economic realities.
Overtime is hot issue for Portland city workers
Overtime pay and the 40-hour work week was a heated topic at the Portland City Council meeting Wednesday.
The 2010 Top 150 Private Companies in Oregon
Given the beating that sales suffered at most U.S. companies during 2009, it’s no surprise our annual ranking of the state’s top private companies showed strains. Revenue fell an average of 5% but many companies reported dips exceeding 30%. This was a year when companies with 20% revenue declines could still find themselves rise in the rankings.
100 Best Green Companies 2010
100 Best Green Companies 2010
From the Editor: Green dream teams
First, to dispel the rumors: Oregon Business’s glamorous editor Robin Doussard has NOT entered rehab. Nor is she planning a return to the Broadway stage — at least not as far as I know.
The Green List 2010
The 2010 list of Oregon’s Best Green Companies to Work For is all about diversity and commitment. Winners range from longtime sustainability gurus such as Gerding Edlen and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation to newcomers such as Ruby Receptionists and Hummingbird Wholesale.
2010 100 Best Green Companies Methodology
We selected the 2010 100 Best Green Companies based on Sustainable Practices sections in both the employee and employer surveys completed last year by over 26,000 employees from 505 for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations. Participation in the 100 Best survey is voluntary and free of charge. Companies needed at least 15 full- or part-time Oregon employees at the time of the survey; nonprofits needed at least 10.