2014 Archives

BY BRANDON SAWYER

The 100 Best Companies get more creative with perks and more generous with benefits; employees seek empowering relations with management and coworkers.

Boly:Welch co-founder Pat Welch shares her story about running one of Portland’s most successful employment and staffing agencies. Listen to Pat, interviewed by “Tom on Leadership” host Tom Cox, in this exclusive OBM podcast.

BY TOM COX | OB BLOGGER

President Obama’s State of the Union address held lessons for all leaders.

BY LINDA BAKER

Bridgetown Natural Foods launched an employee-wellness program to promote healthier eating.

Chris Maples, President at Oregon Institute of Technology and Dave Rathbun, President of Mt. Bachelor ski resort share what they’ve been reading.

BY BRANDON SAWYER

In this age of jobless recovery, workers have increasingly turned to part-time work in lieu of a full-time job, often cobbling together two or more jobs in order to make ends meet.

BY JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG

Vassar Byrd deconstructs retirement.

BY JESSICA RIDGWAY

A merger boosts an ethics and compliance firm.

BY SOPHIA BENNETT

There is one bright spot in Oakridge’s economy: tourism, specifically its growing reputation as a major destination for mountain biking.

Today the real estate cycle is on the move. For those who want cheap entertainment, there is no shortage of holes in the ground (with modern-day steam shovels) to peer into. So bring your lunch and watch the city grow.