River rights
A public private partnership to redevelop an industrial site at the base of the Willamette Falls in Oregon City is mired in conflict. Can the partners pull it off?
Economy and Finance
“These folks have to look at things differently before anything is going to change.”
The future of trade hinges on a broader conversation about social and economic displacement.
Dispatch from Bangkok: Day Three
Spirits are running high on day three of the Oregon trade mission to Thailand, as several companies report early leads at the ASEAN sustainability week trade show.
How PERS liabilities vary wildly across state
Local governments and school districts have vastly different approaches to dealing with public pension debts.
‘History doesn’t repeat itself — but it often rhymes’
Recent market activity prompts us to consider Mark Twain’s famous quote — and revisit historical trends to understand how equities might perform for the remainder of 2018.
Salary increases highest in eastern Oregon
Several counties in eastern Oregon have seen the biggest increases in average private-sector weekly wages across the state, a sign these local economies could be headed for stronger growth.
State seeks to fill gap in community development financing
Investors show strong interest in ‘sustainability bonds.’
Portland man indicted for defrauding NASA worked for Sapa Extrusion
The same company admitted to defrauding NASA in 2015.
“There is no investment strategy to solve the unfunded liability,” CIO says
The chief investment officer of the Oregon State Treasury talks about the complexity of investing post-financial crisis, why solving the $22 billion unfunded liability is not his concern and the poor quality of financial news reporting.