Liquid gold
BY JENNIFER MARGULIS
Don Gentry navigates Klamath Basin water rights.
june 2014
Hipsters gone wild
BY JON BELL
A new generation of outdoor apparel companies targets the young and the urban.
What I’m Reading
The CEO of Axiom EPM, Peri Pierone, and the co-founder of McMenamins, Mike McMenamin, share their recent reads.
When the employee is the customer
BY LINDA BAKER
In 2013, Gallup published a poll showing that 70% of U.S. employees were “disengaged” in their jobs, costing companies $450-$550 billion a year in poor performance.
Powerlist: Credit Unions
BY KIM MOORE
A conversation about credit unions with the CEOs of Advantis Credit Union and OSU Federal Credit Union, followed by June’s Powerlist.
Detox fashion
BY LINDA BAKER
Remember mood rings? A team of scientists at Oregon State University has designed what might be considered a 21st-century analog of the ’70s jewelry fad: a bracelet that reveals one’s exposure to pollutants.
Driving green
BY KIM MOORE
Transportation accounts for the second-largest source of greenhouse gases in the U.S. (28% in 2012), and the use of renewable fuels, such as biodiesel and ethanol, is booming in light of state and national programs to make transportation fuels cleaner.
Salvage operation
BY JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG
For Far West Fibers, one of Oregon’s largest and oldest mixed-recycling companies, garbage alchemy has long been big business.
Proceed with caution
BY COURTNEY SHERWOOD
BY COURTNEY SHERWOODBusiness and civic leaders weigh the risks and rewards of going green.
Downtime with Doug Gastich
BY JESSICA RIDGWAY
How the president of BlueVolt spends his free time.