Tactics: Investors of Distress
The investment firm that sees opportunities in companies made bankrupt by COVID-19.
Restaurants and Retail
How Sit-Down Restaurants Adapt to Survive
Two different restaurants use a similar approach to expand their base of customers.
‘You Don’t Need To Ride Economic Tide’
A restaurateur who founded a business during the Great Recession discusses opportunities created by COVID-19.
Out to Lunch
Once bustling downtowns are adjusting to the new work-from-home normal. Will our favorite restaurants survive?
Investors Save McMenamins From Closure
The iconic brewpub chain has successfully brought new money and new partners into the fold as the company adjusts to the evolving restaurant landscape.
PHOTOS: A Restaurant Owner Adapts to COVID-19
How a Portland restaurant owner revives dine-in service.
McMenamins Grows the Family
McMenamins, the iconic chain of hotels and brewpubs, seeks financial partners amid a pandemic that attacks its business model from all sides.
Photos: Murals of Hope
An architecture and design firm partnered with small businesses to paint murals on boarded-up storefronts and offices as a promise of better times to come.
Social-Gatherings Ban Tests Small Wineries
Sales plummet at the state’s small vineyards that rely on tasting-room visits to generate income.
PHOTOS: The Covid-19 Impact On St. Johns
OB photographer Jason Kaplan shows how the pandemic has affected life in his North Portland neighborhood.