Archive for August 2019
Meet Mark and Maddy DiRienzo
Self Storage and Commercial Real Estate Developers & Operators and Good People. By Jim Teece I have admired Mark and Maddy for years. They are good people that have developed commercial spaces for small business owners to thrive. They are also caring community leaders and a successful husband and wife team. I reached out…
Read MoreMeet Bend Artist Megan Myers
by Jim Teece I had a chance to interview Bend Artist Megan Myers. Megan’s art is all over Bend and on the products that are made there. She has been featured in other publications around the state but they focused on her art and I wanted to focus on her business. Were you born…
Read MoreMeet Laz Ayala & KDA Homes
By Cynthia Scherr Laz Ayala carried the American Dream inside him when he crossed the U.S. border in the trunk of a Cadillac as a 14-year-old. Now Laz, with partners Mark Knox and David DeCarlow, are making the American Dream of owning a home accessible to Southern Oregonians. Southern Oregon Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur (E2E)…
Read MoreOregon Tech Adds Data Science Degree, Opening Up Pathway to the “Best Job in America”
August 29, 2019, KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Starting next year,Oregon Institute of Technology, “Oregon Tech,” will launch a bachelor’s degree in Data Science, a program created to answer the quickly growing need for analysts of “big data,” and the first undergraduate program of its kind at a public university in Oregon. First announced in January, the Higher…
Read MoreGrain Management to Acquire Fiber Connectivity Provider, Hunter Communications
MEDFORD, OR — Grain Management, a Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm focused on the global communications sector, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Hunter Communications. As owner and operator of one of the largest private fiber optic networks in Oregon, Hunter provides high bandwidth data and voice service to businesses and homes throughout…
Read More2nd Annual Great Oregon Home-built Fly-In
August 31, 2019 8:00am—4:00 pm NO REGISTRATION FEE!! Oregon Aviation Historical SocietyCottage Grove, OR- west end of Jim Wright Field, K61S541-543-1068 oregonaviation.org@gmail.com Participants are welcome to arrive anytime Thursday Aug 29– Saturday, Aug 31 61S is an uncontrolled airport but will have ground radio communication Sat. morning Did you know that Oregon was the only…
Read MoreCoastal Economic Summit highlights climate challenges, opportunities for communities
Legislative and community leaders dive deep at Oregon Coastal Caucus Economic Summit August 22, 2019 FLORENCE, Ore. – While many topics – from earthquake preparedness to rural broadband expansion – were discussed, it became clear throughout the Oregon Coastal Caucus Economic Summit that many challenges our coastal communities face trace a line back to our…
Read MoreTallWood Design Institute Open House and Emmerson Lab Public Opening
Thursday, October 10, 2019 – 1:30pm to 4:30pm Please join TDI and other mass timber enthusiasts this fall at the recently completed A.A. “Red” Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Laboratory for an open house demonstration of the facility’s structural testing and advanced manufacturing capabilities, including live demos of our Biesse 5-axis CNC and Kuka 6-axis robot arm. In addition…
Read MoreMeet Robert Killen New Lane SBDC Director
Robert Killen is one of those people you just have to meet to realize what a fine decision the hiring team made in selecting him as the new Lane SBDC Director. The Small Business Development Center hit a home run, but the small businesses and communities of eastern Lane County have done even better. He’s…
Read MoreSpringfield Chamber Business News
Chambers of Commerce are well known for bringing professionals together. The chamber convenes businesses, connections happen, and partnerships are made. Partnerships are crucial in starting, and supporting, small business in our community, and often, those partnerships happen behind the scenes. In Springfield, our small business community is connected in a web of support that leads…
Read MoreWhat Replaces Timber?
By Josh Lehner Between the mill closure in Coos Bay, downsizing in Forest Grove, and the lively cap and trade discussions, there has been a renewed interest and focus on the timber industry in Oregon. Our office has fielded nearly a dozen requests recently to speak about the industry, historical changes and the outlook. As…
Read MoreExcitement in next-level video, and in the local tech community
By Matt Sayre Thrill seeking skydivers in the U.S jump out of airplanes more than three million times each year. Revl, a venture-backed tech startup, is poised to capture those jumps, and other adrenaline-fueled experiences, with cinematic videos in ways that have never been done before. That’s great for thrill seekers, but why does it matter…
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