Gov. Brown Releases $200 Million Workforce Development Plan
Future Ready Oregon focuses on training, workforce engagement and removing employment barriers to solve the state’s growing labor supply shortage
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Robots on the Case
Artificial intelligence will make lawyers hundreds of times more efficient and give a leg up to the firms that can afford the technology.
Gaming: Overcoming Burnout Culture
A Bend startup’s job site for gamers tries to tackle overwork in this fast-growing tech sector.
Going Rogue
Sheer determination drove Jessica Gomez to bootstrap an electronics manufacturer that is on the cutting edge of internet-of-things technology.
Opinion: Business and Education Must Work Better Together
The apprenticeship model is making a comeback.
Keep On Trucking
Jana Jarvis, president of the Oregon Trucking Associations, discusses why trucking jobs are not going away because of automation, and what the group is doing to attract young people to the profession.
The Financial Advisor Time Bomb
The wealth management industry is working out ways to diversify its aging workforce.
The Shaper
Roy Kim, owner of RKm Development, talks about how he creates a sense of place through his real estate projects.
In his father’s footsteps
The new manager of the Port of Morrow builds on a legacy of job training and diversification at Oregon’s second-largest port.
Guardians of the network
A team of tech experts sets out to build defenses against the growing threat of cybercrime.