Micro-Aggressions in the Workplace: Identifying Problems and Working on Solutions
How to address minor slurs and improprieties in the workplace.
Must Reads
Ebb and Flow: Portland gets a new “clubhouse”
A weekly list of openings and closings, as well as new hires, fires and promotions.
Another home buying startup comes online
How Zeppidy aims to carve out a niche in the crowded housing website market.
Three (or four) questions for Private 150 executives
Our July/August issue features OB‘s annual ranking of the state’s privately held companies. We follow up by asking executives from three of the fastest growing Private 150 firms about managing growth, new product launches and industry challenges and opportunities.
Coal phase out: We could do better
In March environmentalists hailed legislation eliminating coal from Oregon’s energy mix as historic and landmark. On the face of it, the new bill, known as the Clean Electricity and Coal Transition Plan, does sound impressive. But is it really that big of a deal?
Ebb and Flow: Boardman particle board plant shutters
A weekly list of new hires, fires and promotions, as well as business openings and closings.
Five snippets from the Oregon DNC delegation
The Democratic National Convention opened Monday amid a cloud of controversy and massive protests by die hard Bernie Sanders supporters.
Getting sketchy: Creating our July/August cover illustration
Our July/August health care issue features a cover illustration by yours truly.
After the casino: Q & A with Grand Ronde tribal chairman Reyn Leno
With annual casino revenues topping $70 million and an operating budget of more than $130 million, the 5,000-member Grand Ronde tribe is one of the more successful Native American tribes in the region.
Private 150 slideshow: The face of corporate identity
If you were asked to provide a photo that represents your company what would you hand over?