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.
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2008 Archives
Testing the MBA programs
With the growing popularity of online classes, it seems as if anybody, anywhere can earn a master’s degree in business. According to one business-school leader, more than 100,000 MBA degrees were handed out last year alone.
State economist addresses states’ pain
I’ve been thinking about the movie Independence Day. It starred Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum and an alien attack on earth.
Power surges (slightly)
Electricity sold by PGE during the year ended November increased 1.2% year-over-year, and 6.0% versus five years ago.
Searching out office space
Gone are the days when office space was just a practical place to work. Now the workplace and its location are pivotal factors in attracting and retaining employees.
Deal Watch: Vestas expands Portland presence
Until early December, the biggest news coming from Vestas Wind Systems, a Denmark-based windmill company with its North American headquarters in Portland, was that Washington state’s largest utility, Puget Sound Energy, had placed an order for 22 of its wind turbine generators.
Wrangling your web needs
Just because a competitor may be throwing bundles of money at web development doesn’t mean your business should.
Battered bond market hurts public projects
Hidden within the larger economic fluctuations of last year was serious news for Oregon municipalities.
October 2008 transportation indicators
JANUARY 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for October 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change TRANSPORTATION Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions $22.4 $21.0 $26.7 -16.3% Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge 21,458 24,682 21,012 2.1% Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls … Read more