Reader Input: Made in Oregon

Two trends dominate the manufacturing sector: onshoring and the rise of small-scale production manufacturing, known as the “maker economy.”

Company Present Accepted

’Tis the season of giving — and that goes far beyond trees drowning in Lego sets and ironic knitwear. Santa Claus knows corporations are people too, in need of gifts to warm the hearts (and stomachs) of even the most Grinch-like CFOs.

Tech to Table

A Power Lunch at the Barn Light Cafe & Bar in Eugene.

Windfall

The world’s second-largest wind energy project yields costs and benefits for a sheep-farming family in Eastern Oregon.

The Food Pod Grows Up

Oregon’s first generation of food entrepreneurs created a brand based on quality and craftsmanship. Can the second generation sustain it?