C-stores fill food desert niche
BY JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG
Our October cover story documents fresh and local trends in the c-store industry. Convenience stores may also help solve the problem of food deserts.
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SEI CEO Tony Hopson speaks at 100 Best Nonprofits event
BY EMMA HALL | OB WEB EDITOR
Self Enhancement Inc. president and CEO Tony Hopson delivered a rousing keynote at the celebration of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon on October 2. If you missed his speech or want to see it again, check out the video courtesy of Self Enhancement Inc.
Income inequality: is it good for everyone?
We live in a world of unprecedented prosperity and are much better off then our parents and grandparents were. Regardless of the progress, the recent recession and sluggish recovery has turned attention to the growing gap between rich and poor.
Oregon Business omission
BY OB STAFF
Our October cover was illustrated by Chad Crowe. The print issue of the magazine inadvertently left his name off the masthead.
The real test of Oregon’s health care transformation
Gov. John Kitzhaber scored nearly $2 billion in federal funding to overhaul the state Medicaid program for the poor and disabled. In return, the state promised a 2% reduction in the rate of growth in per capita Medicaid spending. I think Oregon’s going to have a relatively easy time hitting the budget targets — without stinting on quality. Here’s why:
2013 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon announced
BY OB STAFF
Oregon Business magazine has named the fifth annual 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon. The rankings were revealed Wednesday night during an awards dinner and celebration at the Portland Hilton.
Dueling designs
Two competing fashion show producers aim to shine in the Portland market.
‘Green Eugene’ throws 100 Best party
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
Several Eugene-area businesses included on our 100 Best Green Companies list — Isler CPA, Mountain Rose Herbs, King Estate Winery, Ninkasi Brewing and CAWOOD — celebrate with the GreenLane Sustainable Business Network at a ‘Green Eugene’ party.
Oregon film and life after “Breaking Bad”
With the popular TV series “Breaking Bad” going out at the top of its game next week, Oregon film and TV buffs can look forward to “House of Last Things.” Starring RJ Mitte (Walter White Jr. from Breaking Bad), the film was both shot and set in Portland.
Giving rural Oregon a boost
There are indeed real differences in both the challenges and opportunities faced by rural and urban regions of Oregon. Rural areas of the state have not seen the economic recovery that urban regions are experiencing. A critical function of Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is to use the tools, resources and expertise available to us to facilitate job growth in both rural and urban Oregon.