julyaugust 2016
Private 150 slideshow: Our annual ranking of the state’s privately held companies
Overall revenue drops, although growth remains strong in select sectors.
Merger Mania
Hospitals and insurance companies have embarked on a buying spree. Will new partnerships result in better care — or higher costs?
Storyteller-in-chief: We’ll Always Have Paris
Growing up in a middle-class working household, I rarely had the chance to go on vacation — and when I did, it was camping or a road trip with my family. So when my best friend, Rose, invited me to backpack around Europe with her during my junior year summer break from college, I jumped … Read more
Power Lunch: Sushi Underground
Syun Izakaya 209 NE Lincoln St., Hillsboro, OR 97124 503-640-3131 syun-izakaya.com Hours: Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.- 10 p.m.; Friday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday lunch: noon-3 p.m.; Saturday & Sunday dinner: 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Owner: Susako Imai Atmosphere: The sunken dining room is warm and inviting, festooned with red lanterns, oversized paintings of flowers, and an impressive … Read more
Board Moves: Directors ramp up diversity and accountability initiatives
Demands for more diversity. Investor calls for greater accountability. Technology that creates as many threats as opportunities.
Capital in the 21st Century
Edith Dorsen’s resume reads like a history of fin de siècle American finance.
One click, sick fix
Zoom+ remade urgent care for the on-demand generation. Now the startup is setting its sights on new applications, including retail insurance and specialty care. The catch? Medicaid and Medicare patients need not apply.
Big Baby: Launch, Startup Tip and Where They are Now
Babies are a miracle of nature. They are also a budding market for entrepreneurs in the smart-tech market. And BabyBit, a sensor that attaches to an infant’s clothes, takes child care to its logical, connected-future extreme.