Social Distancing: Businesses Rethink Approach
Social distancing will be the key to defeating COVID-19, and businesses that traditionally operate in close quarters have been making adjustments.
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Coronavirus: Commercial Real Estate Market Retrenches
New leases and sales volume have dropped off a cliff as the pandemic clouds a rosy economic outlook.
Coronavirus: Manufacturers Switch Gears
Product makers find new purpose making equipment to combat the pandemic.
Hotels Innovate as Bookings Plummet
COVID-19 threatens disaster in the hospitality industry, but patrons and community leaders have been stepping up.
The Purposeful Agitator
The philanthropic vision of Meyer Memorial Trust’s new president is to disrupt, repair and rebuild.
Passing the Baton
Ferguson Wellman is in the middle of an ambitious plan to increase the number of employees who own stock in the firm. It is a move aimed at addressing the demographic time bomb that is about to hit the wealth-management industry.
Insurers Push Back on Biz Interruption Insurance
Insurers are expected to deny businesses compensation for loss of revenue resulting from the pandemic.
The Show Must Go On
As COVID-19 halts public gatherings, arts organizations rise to the occasion to protect their fragile institutions.
‘The Cost of Shutting Down This Virus Is Recession’
The director of the Northwest Economic Research Center discusses how Oregon’s economy will take a hit during COVID-19, and what the economic recovery could look like.