MBA Perspective
BY KIM MOORE
Robin Anderson, dean of the Pamplin School of Business, University of Portland: “You need people who are comfortable leading in ambiguity.”
february 2015
That’s Not a Watch (This Is a Watch)
Smartwatches are all the rage. But old-fashioned timepieces keep on ticking.
Live, Work, Play: Amen Teter
BY JACOB PALMER
Catching up with Amen Teter, Portland-based global director of action sports for Octagon Olympics & Action sports talent agency.
Imperial Palate
Power Lunch at the Imperial.
Which Way to Chinatown?
BY AMY MILSHTEIN | PHOTOS BY JASON E. KAPLAN
The Jade International District, already Portland’s center of Asian life, is poised for rejuvenation. Where does that leave the westside’s historic Chinatown?
Raising the Stakes
BY LINDA BAKER
The 2014 Bend Venture Conference set a record for the most cash, investments and prizes awarded at an angel conference in the Pacific Northwest. Investments in the six winning companies exceeded $1 million. The 11th annual conference was hosted by Economic Development of Central Oregon.
The Human Factor
BY BRIAN LIBBY
Matt French opens up South Waterfront.
Closing the Gap: The two Oregons and the way forward
BY JOE CORTRIGHT
“Nostalgia is not an economic strategy.”
Labor Pains
BY AMY MILSHTEIN
Thinking about starting an internship program? Be careful. Navigating unpaid internships can be tricky.
Convention Wisdom
BY KIM MOORE
After more than a decade of wrangling, construction on a convention center hotel in Portland is slated to start this summer. But debate over project financing continues.