2012 Archives

Multiple sclerosis is an immune disorder in which the body mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord.

The future of sitting is standing. That prediction distills the essence of Ergo Depot, a Portland-based distributor of ergonomic home and office furniture.

Business lending nationally is almost back to 2008 levels, but small businesses are getting less, particularly in Oregon.

Affordable homes, good schools, cheap liquor licenses and funky neighborhoods are the ingredients for the city’s booming restaurant industry.

Traffic-choked Newberg and Dundee are seizing on new possibilities for their futures as a hard-won bypass finally becomes a reality.

Post recession, Oregon’s construction and building industry is a tentative mix of highs and lows.

Feeney Wireless is one of the fastest-growing companies in the booming wireless mobile and “machine-to-machine” market.

If Doug Hoschek can’t get REI to consider carrying a line of sleeping bags, then probably no one can.

Oregonians who don’t want to join either the Democratic or Republican party have increased dramatically since the last presidential election.

In August 2011, Sean Robbins became chief executive of Greater Portland Inc., a public-private partnership focused on increasing the vitality of the Portland-Vancouver region.