Renewable Energy’s New Wave

Oregon State University is building a facility off the Oregon Coast to test the viability of ocean waves as a renewable energy source. But when and whether waves will become a predictable, affordable source of alternative energy remains to be seen.

Searching for context

Workers in rural Oregon describe their love of place, limited job opportunities and the potential for economic revitalization.

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

Hooking a New Generation

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

CFM Turns 25

CFM Strategic Communications turns 25 this year and is celebrating with a revamped website, special events for firm alumni and clients, a special-label wine and a list of 25 stories about its client work over the past quarter century.