In Conversation: Oregon State Employment Economist Gail Krumenauer
Recent job losses have been in keeping with longer term trends, Krumenauer says.
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In Conversation: Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read
Read all about it: The Democratic lawmaker on accountability, being perfect and ‘solutions in search of problems.’
Phil Knight’s $5B Foundation is Again Oregon’s Top Grantmaker
The Nike founder’s private charity donated $190 million in 2023.
Right-wing Investor Buys Nike Stake
Bill Ackman’s investment firm buys $229M worth of stock in the ailing apparel brand. He last held company stock in 2017.
Portland Fashion Institute Founder Sharon Blair Talks About Fashion, Education — and How AI Could Make the Fashion Industry Greener
The PFI started as a series of sewing and patternmaking classes in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood. Now more than 8,000 students have taken classes at the school — and many go on to full-time careers in the apparel industry.
Tony Hopson Hopes Historic $400M Investment Will “Make the Difference” for Black Portland
Phil and Penny Knight’s investment in the newly established 1803 Fund is earmarked for the fund’s Rebuild Albina project.
Wieden+Kennedy Co-Founder Dan Wieden Dead at 77
Wieden, who coined Nike’s “Just Do It” tagline, made memorable ads with an edge.
BALA’s Next Shift
Portland-based BALA Footwear rocketed to almost immediate success in the early months of the pandemic. But a dispute between founders and its marketing team alienated its core customers, and now the startup is pivoting.
Always Hustling
In July an Oregon law went into effect allowing student athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. Now the student athlete is becoming the student entrepreneur — and college sports will never be the same.
Foul Play
Corporate sponsorship deals have turned college sports into a lucrative business, but they do little to benefit the students universities are supposed to serve.