Oregon needs a raise

BY BRANDON SAWYER | OB RESEARCH EDITOR

07.19.13 Thumbnail LowIncomeOregon’s per capita personal income has been slipping further behind levels in Washington and California as well as the nation as a whole since the late ’90s. The recession of the early 2000s seems to have dealt a heavier blow here than other states and income wasn’t as quick to bounce back.

Are home prices headed for a cliff again?

BY EVAN SWANSON | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

07.17.13 Thumbnail OpEdThe current frenzied pace in the housing market, coupled with the painful memories of the crash from only a few years ago, can leave one wondering if home values are headed for the cliff once again. I do not believe this to be the case.

2013 legislative updates

BY EMMA HALL | OB WEB EDITOR

Thumbnail UpdateIn the aftermath of the anticlimactic 2013 legislative session, we update a few stories Oregon Business covered this past year.

Startups drive new economy

It is incredibly easy to brush aside this newest wave of startups. The numbers feel inconsequential. The relative impact appears too small to calculate, especially when compared to the massive, well-established scale of some of Oregon’s traditional industries — and the Silicon Forest’s history of technology pursuits. But we have moved beyond a desire to emulate predecessors or recreate ecosystems toward actually building something new.

It’s not easy judging green

BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR

05.30.13 Thumbnail GreenPressShould a property manager linked to a massive, pesticide-induced bumblebee die-off make our list of the state’s best green companies to work for?  What about a law firm working on behalf of the coal industry?