Summer of acquisition
OB’s art director offers his visual take on the wave of acquisitions that swept up Oregon companies this summer.
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After the Orange Line
Alan Lehto, TriMet’s director of policy & planning, shares a few thoughts on ride sharing and more nimble bus services.
Child care challenge
Child care in Oregon is expensive and hard to find. We delved into the numbers and talked to a few executives and managers about day care costs, accessibility and work-life balance.
Living the dream
Renee Spears, founder and owner of Portland-based Rose City Mortgage, is hot to trot to sell pot.
The 10 most successful crowdfunding campaigns in Oregon
One of the hottest new investment trends has proven quite lucrative for some companies.
Big Trouble in China?
BY JASON NORRIS | CFA
Earlier this month, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced they were going to devalue their currency, the Renminbi. While the amount of the targeted change was to be roughly 2 percent, investors read a lot more into the move. The Renminbi had been gradually appreciating against the U.S. dollar (see chart) as to attempt to alleviate concerns of being labeled a currency manipulator.
Ranking the airlines that fly PDX
17 airlines make stops at Portland International Airport, but not all are created equal when it comes to customer service.
5 questions for ImpactFlow CEO Tyler Foreman
Portland-based startup ImpactFlow recently announced a $5.7 million funding round. CEO and co-founder Tyler Foreman talks about matching businesses with nonprofits, his time at Intel and the changing face of philanthropy.
Car be gone
BY LINDA BAKER
Car and ride sharing services have taken urban areas by storm. Low-income and suburban communities are left at the curb.
Bendafornia: What’s driving the Northern California migration?
BY KEN MAES
A huge migration from Northern California has contributed to average 16% growth per year since 1990.