june 2016

2016 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon

More than 15,000 employees and volunteers from the for-profit and nonprofit sectors took part in this year’s 100 Best Green Workplaces in Oregon survey. 

Written by Kim Moore

Power Lunch: All the Fish in the Sea

Local Ocean213 S.E. Bay Blvd, Newport, OR 97365 541-574-7959 localocean.net Hours: Restaurant summer hours (June-October), 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Owner: Laura Anderson Atmosphere: Casual and bustling. The downstairs seating area, adjacent to an open kitchen, is cacophonous with the sound of fish frying on the grill and the whirring of the kitchen … Read more

Written by Hannah Wallace

Downtime with Robert “Skip” Rung

Skip Rung, president and executive director of the Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute, discusses work, life and play

Written by Linda Baker

Hooking a New Generation

Lincoln County is diversifying beyond marine sciences and education. Will young entrepreneurs take the bait?

Written by Lori Tobias

Launch: Greening the foundation, startup tips, where they are now

 Greening the Foundation As a child growing up in rural Indiana, Doug Krause witnessed what would become the inspiration for an innovative new wind-energy technology. Week after week, he watched workers pour concrete foundations to form a base for wind turbines on a local wind farm. “That was a eureka — sitting in a corn … Read more

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