Ziba Design — redesigns itself
As design becomes an essential part of business strategy, a Portland icon flips the script — and makes business an essential part of its design strategy.
september 2016
Power to the People: Launch, Startup Tip and Where They Are Now
Vanessa Van Edwards was studying international relations at Emory University and planning a career working for the state department as a translator and communicator when she decided she wanted to do something different: Start a human behavior research company.
Downtime with Allison Galvin
Behind the scenes with the executive director of Oregon Connections Academy.
Lab Work
A conversation with Sam Angelos about advancing advanced manufacturing at Oregon State University.
From Gridlock to Civil War
Is Measure 97 the end of days? Or will the controversial tax measure lead to a new era of cooperation and compromise?
The Professor and the Pragmatist
How Lumen Learning aims to pry open the multibillion-dollar textbook market.
Powerlist: Breaking Barriers
Oregon’s universities and colleges are forming partnerships with businesses to nurture a new generation of diverse graduates and help bridge the urban-rural economic divide.
Keep on Buckin’
The Pendleton Round-Up hopes co-branding and concessions to modern sensitivities will keep the iconic rodeo vital for years to come.
Storyteller-in-Chief: Sculpting the city
A Portland developer argues the city should hire a “Chief Creative Officer” as a way of incorporating art, and artists, into public policy decisions.