Portland entrepreneur takes on the portable toilet Randall White is excited about toilets, toilets that offer a so-called alternative user experience, that is. “We’re looking to disrupt an industry that is ripe for disruption,” says the co-founder of Nature Commode, a startup that makes compost-based portable toilets. A veteran entrepreneur who founded the sharing-economy startup … Read more
Inspired by 3-D printing, Beth Esponnette is putting a new spin on wearable technology. Her startup, unspun, aims to print clothing from the ground up. Her goal is to eliminate waste from the apparel manufacturing process. A 28-year-old Stanford graduate, Esponnette got the idea for the Eugene-based company while working for a major outdoor clothing … Read more
The audacious plan from Hiroshi Morihara is becoming a reality. His startup, HM3 Energy, recently opened a production plant in Troutdale.
The founders of 71 & Change aim to shake up the staid professional services business model.
As Portland and other cities grapple with the fallout from environmental pollutants, a Eugene company develops a natural method to test for environmental toxins.
Every year the research editor of Oregon Business puts together the Private 150 list — a roster of private companies headquartered in Oregon ranked by annual revenue.
The staggering 770,000 patent backlog at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is sapping the energy behind research development and startups in Oregon.
