WeWork expansion offers glimpse of Portland’s changing business scene

If there has been one obvious newcomer to Portland’s commercial office market this year, it’s WeWork, says Kevin Joshi, senior vice president and partner at real estate firm Kidder Mathews. WeWork, a New-York based company that leases shared office space to individuals, start-ups and even large companies with more than 1,000 employees, is on a … Read more

Embracing Change

The word “change” is enough to make many people’s teeth chatter like a Halloween skeleton. And here’s a change big enough to send fear spiraling through the bones of even the most well-adjusted business owner: having the majority of the management team retire in succession over the period of two years.

Salem-Keizer class sizes swell

Elementary class sizes Salem-Keizer School District have swelled to 27 to 30 students this year due to budget cuts, which means three to six more students per class than last year.