Three major international sporting goods companies are located in the Portland metro area: Nike, Adidas and Columbia Sportswear. Nevertheless, fewer than half the 491 readers surveyed identified Oregon as a hub for the sporting and athletic goods industry.
The Oregon Convention Center Phase 1 opened in 1990, and Phase 2 opened in 2003. The Rose Garden opened in 1995, and the last constructed high-rise office building in the Lloyd District opened in 1997. We are now in 2013, and nothing of significance has been built in the three districts for more than 10 years.
On March 16, my teenage son was among the hundreds of Oregonians who traveled north to watch the Portland Timbers play the Seattle Sounders. This game is a big deal, he informed me, well aware that my knowledge of things athletic is limited to kinder, gentler recreational activities such as bike commuting, camping and power walking around the neighborhood.
Sam Blackman, CEO of Elemental Technologies, shares what he’s reading.
Linda Navarro, President and CEO of Oregon Bankers Association, shares what she’s reading.
Skip Rung, President of Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, shares what he’s been reading.
Marie Osmunson, CEO of Chez Gourmet, shares what she’s reading.
Eight athletes, executives and innovators who are boosting the profile of Oregon sports.
Neglected eastside neighborhoods begin to attract political attention and grow new community-based business models.
Efforts to balance logging and environmental issues move forward in eastern Oregon as gridlock continues in the west.