Baby. Boom!
A new co-working model disrupts office sharing, child care and work-life balance as we know it.
Economy and Finance
Money Troubles
The state’s angel investing fund gets hammered in Salem.
Inside the Box
BY GINA BINOLE
Screening for “culture fit” has become an essential part of the hiring process. But do like-minded employees actually build strong companies — or merely breed consensus culture?
Efficiency Boost
BY JOE CORTRIGHT
How conservation stimulates the local economy.
Money Talks
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
Will community banks survive the digital age? Three CEOs peer into banking’s crystal ball.
How Oregon will survive the loss of Hanjin
BY JOE CORTRIGHT | OB CONTRIBUTOR
“Shipping containers to Portland is like waiting for a bus that travels once a day.”
Raising the Stakes
BY LINDA BAKER
The 2014 Bend Venture Conference set a record for the most cash, investments and prizes awarded at an angel conference in the Pacific Northwest. Investments in the six winning companies exceeded $1 million. The 11th annual conference was hosted by Economic Development of Central Oregon.
Closing the Gap: The two Oregons and the way forward
BY JOE CORTRIGHT
“Nostalgia is not an economic strategy.”
Powerbook Perspective
BY LINDA BAKER
A conversation with Oregon state economist Josh Lehner.