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Bend-based Lora DiCarlo promised to revolutionize the sex-toy industry with cutting-edge technology, feminist-friendly marketing and celebrity Cara Delevingne’s stamp of approval. In November the company abruptly shuttered. What happened?
Tech Trends Survey Shows Hiring Pain in Portland
A new industry report shows tech sector revenue is up and retention is down – with small and medium-sized tech companies bucking the trend.
Aligned Data Centers Announces Hillsboro Expansion
The new data center is the latest in a series of data centers setting up shop in Hillsboro.
Flexential to Open Fourth Data Center in Hillsboro
The new colocation facility will double the station’s megawattage, and connect businesses to Pacific servers.
New Oregon Freeze Dry Lab Aims to Capitalize on Biopharma Trends
The facility will develop and test oral immunotherapy drugs in Oregon, but the company may look elsewhere if scaling is required.
Milestone Systems: ‘Citizens Are Sick and Tired of Technology Companies Abusing Their Data’
Milestone Systems leaders talk about the need for a better ethical framework to guide the digital age.
Communications Workers of America Files Unfair Labor Complaint Against Verizon Express Portland
The union says the telecommunications company has been interfering with labor organizing for months.
Will Oregon Get a Chunk of CHIPS Act Spending?
The $280B investment package is intended to bolster domestic microchip production, and observers are cautiously optimistic about how the investment will affect Intel and other chip makers
Study: Oregon’s Bioscience Sector Produced $15.6 Billion in Output in 2020
Access to talent, strong academic institutions, and public-private partnerships are behind the Oregon bioscience sector’s continuing rise.