100 Best Alphabetical Index for 2008

MARCH 2008: 100 BEST COMPANIES 100 BEST ALPHABETICAL INDEX LARGE COMPANIES SMALL COMPANIES COMPANY RANK COMPANY RANK AmeriTitle 21 ACME Business Consulting 38 Avista Utilities 31 Arlie & Company 48 Bank of the Cascades 50 Ashland Food Cooperative 25 Barco MIS 39 Boly:Welch Staffing Services 43 Bend Metro Park and Recreation District 35 Cascade Employers … Read more

Groups tackle immigration

A coalition that includes nursery, restaurant, wine, dairy, wheat and homebuilders associations, the Hispanic Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Oregon Business Association and tourism industry groups has been formed to address growing concerns among business and agriculture interests over immigration issues.

 

Lessons learned from one of The Best

{safe_alt_text}WHAT DOES IT TAKE to make our list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon for 12 years — the most of any company, ever — and at the same time twice make Fortune magazine’s national list of best companies?

 

Housing hits wood jobs

Effects of a slumping housing market and cost of lumber have started showing in the state’s wood-product industry, with dozens of job cuts in central and southern Oregon announced in January.

 

Banks scramble for solid ground

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The recent fortunes of Oregon’s banks brings to mind that Beatles song where Paul pipes, “I have to admit it’s getting better,” and John responds, “It can’t get much worse.”