Boom times for bang bang
Bullets are flying in Bend, or at least they are flying through the production process at ammunition manufacturer Nosler, one of the few employers in Central Oregon to be adding jobs rather than subtracting them.
2008 Archives
Diagnosis: Broken
As the economy falters and more people lose their health benefits, hospitals brace for the impact of the uninsured.
BY JASON SHUFFLER
Umatilla tribe considers incubator for startups
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation wants to find a way to nurture startups in the Pendleton area.
Brammo’s $10 million electric motorcycle
Craig Bramscher knows how to take a company public, and he’s as good a bet as any to break Oregon’s IPO drought.
Coos Bay port buys railroad, plans for future shipping terminal
After more than a year of vociferous conflict between federal, state and regional officials and the owner of the Central Oregon and Pacific Railroad, the International Port of Coos Bay has said it will buy the 126-mile line for $16.6 million.
Q and A with Portland art maven Elizabeth Leach
In 1981, when Elizabeth Leach opened her gallery, there were only a handful of other art galleries in Portland’s Pearl District.
Ski resorts get first snow, open season
A healthy dose of early season snowfall helped Oregon ski resorts tally more than 2 million paying visitors last year, an industry record that may prove difficult to match this year.
At this bar, you buy low, get high
Remember Nov. 20? Sure you do. That was the day the Dow stopped simply practicing for the Winter Olympics and became a gold medalist in downhill catastrophe, dropping 445 points to a mind-boggling 7,550.
Finding hidden bombs
“Do you lift weights?” Before I can answer, Sky has handed me something large, metallic, and, I am guessing, heavy.
Oregon’s bicycle industrial complex
From businesses such as Nutcase Helmets to Bike Friday, Oregon’s bike madness fuels a $150 million industry. Not to mention that there’s an organized bike ride every 27 minutes.
