Must Reads

An investor panel suggests that barriers to accessing startup capital are starting to break down.

When done correctly, internships present an awesome way to get traction on important goals with little effort, while sounding out a potential future hire.  Sadly, most internships are not used correctly by the employer.  Here are four steps to doing it right.

For the second year in a row, Oregon Business magazine has been named the best publication in its category by the Society of Professional Journalists of Oregon and SW Washington.

The Webvisions conference in Portland yields insights on the ascendancy of the user experience, expanding multimedia platforms and the lack of diversity in the mobile and tech communities.

Few things differentiate you more than the way you make other people feel when they interact with you. Many top CEOs and politicians make a point of writing personal notes to people who have done them favors. 

Cully Grove in Northeast Portland is one of the few and new for-sale multifamily projects under construction, and other alternative housing types are on the rise in Portland.

The Software Association of Oregon holds a glitzy member recognition gala, part of a larger organizational transformation.

For the first time, there are substantial facts and numbers about the state’s nonprofit sector, which employs 166,130 people, or 13% of Oregon’s private sector employment.

Business and government leaders discuss clean energy technologies amid concerns about renewable energy policy and competition from China.

A visit to Pendleton spotlights the city’s historic character and commodities, and provides a glimpse of 21st- century challenges, products and services.