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Workers in rural Oregon describe their love of place, limited job opportunities and the potential for economic revitalization.
Economy and Finance
Launch, Startup Tip and Where They Are Now
Eldohire creates on demand work platform Allan Njoroge wasn’t happy when his service industry employer abruptly changed his work schedule one day. Complaining, however, got him nowhere. Work, Njoroge’s boss informed him, isn’t on demand. For a millennial, those are fighting words. “It shouldn’t be your lifestyle fitting your work,” says Njoroge, a 26-year-old Washington … Read more
Board Moves: Directors ramp up diversity and accountability initiatives
Demands for more diversity. Investor calls for greater accountability. Technology that creates as many threats as opportunities.
Capital in the 21st Century
Edith Dorsen’s resume reads like a history of fin de siècle American finance.
Oregon: State of Wonder, or State of Failure?
Oregon’s license plates once read: “Pacific Wonderland.” Crammed into our great state are rain forests, deserts, mountains, plains, large cities and one-road towns. We also have one national park and a few volcanoes. It’s possible to wake up in your home in Portland, hop in your car, surf Seaside in the morning, ski Timberline in … Read more
Gold Hard Cash
Adam Trexler has spent the past 10 years steeped in the world of global finance. As a student, researcher and professor at the University of London and the University of Exeter, he studied and taught classes on the relationship between credit markets, monetary policy and local crafts movements. He also experienced personally the shock of … Read more
Is Oregon Good for Business?
Nothing gets the private sector more riled up than a no-holds-barred discussion about the state’s business climate. We take a deep dive into an age-old debate.
