Upstairs Downtown

Often empty, used for storage, or slowly falling apart, the upper stories of historic downtowns’ buildings are finally getting some attention. Developers and officials hope renovations will further activate cities, but is the expense and effort worth it?

Homegrown

Portland Pet Food Company founder Katie McCarron’s retirement project is now a global brand.

Logged On

Part coworking space, part old-school cyber cafe, Grant County’s cybermills help residents and travelers in the county work, learn and connect.

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Twist and Short

Twist Bioscience says it’s making a ‘lab on a chip’ to synthesize DNA at its Wilsonville facility. Critics say the company’s technology isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

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Buzzkill

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?

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The Mall Goes Small

The narrative about Lloyd Center has changed. Is this its final chapter or the beginning of a new story?