Frank Foti is driving to Sea-Tac International Airport. The chief executive of Portland-based Vigor Industrial has spent the day grappling with work at the shipbuilder’s Seattle-based properties. It’s late. He’s rushed. But he wants to answer a particular question carefully. The question is about the suitability of chief executives for governmental office. “Until recently,” Foti … Read more
Mark King can remember an era when corporate leadership looked much different than it does today.
There’s a time for a boss to bring politics into the workplace, says Valerie Johnson, chief executive of D.R. Johnson Lumber Co. in Riddle.
Carol Duncan walks down a hallway leading from her office to the General Sheet Metal factory floor. One side of the hallway is plastered with hundreds of yellow Post-it notes. Employees are encouraged to post suggestions on the wall, and they run a gamut: more back stops for new press; new pinning machine spotter; new … Read more
The CEO of an incubator that aims to commercialize alternatives to plastic discusses how Oregon is ripe for innovation.
In the wake of a landmark trade case, the solar industry faces an uncertain future.
Hackers could hold hospital computer equipment ransom, make autonomous vehicles crash into each other and mine 3D printers for vital trade secrets.
Oregon’s bicycle manufacturing sector is dominated by a lucky few.
