2007 Archives

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that all of today’s crises are new. In fact, the U.S. has had a health-care “crisis” since before Barack Obama was born.

Gone are the days when the best desk chair in the office had the most knobs and levers. “People are looking for chairs with design built into them, so the chair moves with the person,” says Hugh Donnelly, a workplace consultant at Steelcase, a national office furniture company.

Hospitals are key economic players around the state as they thrive in spite of challenges and an uncertain future.

A statewide ranking based on full-time enrollment.

Sometimes on the Deal Watch news desk we have to go with our hearts, not our heads, and spotlight a deal that isn’t the billion dollar tryst between a widget wonk and some equity investment raider.

Bidding adieu to the old and ringing in the new is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s a chance to reflect on what we’ve accomplished at the magazine, the things we still want to do, and then head out to a rip-snorting party.

Real estate versus working timberland: Which will timber companies, and Oregonians, choose?

Good news for business travelers: Portland International Airport is in the midst of several projects that will help it better serve its more than 14 million yearly passengers.

It’s the special legislative session that some are calling the “Seinfeld session,” a reference to the television show that was, as its creators famously described, about nothing.