Tourism Supports a More Sustainable Oregon

BY JON SHADEL

One hundred years ago, the Willamette River might easily have been mistaken for a sewer. Unchecked industrial activity and decades of pollution made it unrecognizable compared to the clean river that now flows north for 187 miles from Eugene through the center of Portland.

The Block that Innovation Built

BY ERIN J. BERNARD

Old Town Portland’s White Stag Block has long been an incubator for big ideas. Over the course of a century, its historic buildings have busily churned out everything from sportswear to sawmill machinery as the city beyond expanded and modernized. 

Raising the Barge on Compliance

BY SOPHIA BENNETT

Since 1932 Tidewater Transportation & Terminals (operating as Tidewater Barge Lines and Tidewater Terminal Company) has operated a multicommodity transportation and terminal company based in Vancouver, Washington. The friendly expression on the company’s shipping containers reflects the attitude of about 330 safety and community-conscious employees but belies how complicated the barge business really is.

Regional Focus Helps The Dalles Succeed

BY SOPHIA BENNETT

The Port of The Dalles has run marine facilities since the 1930s, but they are part of a larger mission to strengthen the local economy. They focus on regional economic development with a strong bent toward adding good-paying jobs in high tech, manufacturing and other industries.