Flying together
The founders of 71 & Change aim to shake up the staid professional services business model.
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Ebb and Flow: Cannabis: the new ‘it’ tenant
A weekly list of new hires, fires and promotions, as well as business openings and closings:
‘Offering paid family leave saves us money’
Providing paid time off to new parents saves businesses money by reducing hiring costs and boosting employee retention, said panelists at an Oregon Business breakfast meeting today on how employers are redefining their approach to parental leave.
Reader Forum: Credit Unions: To Tax or Not to Tax?
Oregon Business reader responds to Credit Unions: To Tax or Not to Tax?
NuScale CEO mum on U.S. Chamber board-policy disconnect
One week after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce anointed NuScale Power CEO John Hopkins chair of the board, a story was published in the New York Times stating that the chambers’ 108 board members were not in sync with the organization’s policy positions.
5 takes on failure, straight from the OEN Summit
On Wednesday I attended the annual Oregon Entrepreneurial Summit, where nine business owners shared “True Grit” stories about failure and success during the entrepreneurial journey. Once the guacamole was gone and everyone had a tamale or two on their plate, the crowd of more than 175 was ready for a night of entertaining anecdotes from aspiring and … Read more
DEQ ramps up penalties for asbestos violations
Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has levied $177,750 in penalties against 14 businesses for violating rules for the safe removal of asbestos from buildings since it introduced more stringent regulation at the start of this year.
Saved by Zero?
Just more than six months ago the Federal Reserve Bank raised the benchmark Federal Funds rate by 0.25 percent — the first rate hike in nine years.
Ebb and Flow: Umpqua welcomes new CEO
A weekly list of new hires, fires and promotions, as well as business openings and closings: