Archive for November 2019
A Meeting with Eugene Mayor Lucy Vinis
By Greg Henderson On January 3, 2019 in her State of the City address, Eugene’s mayor Lucy Vinis listed her “drawdown” list of four major priorities; “Homelessness and Housing, Climate Resiliency, Public Engagement, and Inclusiveness.” Her mind has not changed. In a forty-five minute meeting on October 22, Mayor Vinis shared thoughts and ideas on…
Read MoreNew Poll: Most Businesses Do Not Think a Recession is Coming in Near Future
By Refresh Leadership on October 11, 2019 in Executive Insights, Surveys, Polls, and Infographics An overwhelming majority of business leaders surveyed in a new Express Employment Professionals poll don’t expect a recession within the next six months, despite increased media focus on the possibility of an upcoming downturn. In the survey, just 4% expect a…
Read MoreHoliday Cheer Abounds at 5th Street Public Market
By Jenny Ulum, Public Affairs Counsel, Obie Companies – www.obiecompanies.com The best place to find a little piece of the North Pole in Eugene is the historic 5th Street Public Market in the downtown Market District. Year-round the 5th Street Public Market is one of the area’s top tourist attractions, drawing visitors and locals alike…
Read MoreReduced demand: Tolling or restricting cars reduces traffic
By Joe Cortright We have urban traffic congestion because we heavily subsidize people driving in cities. Reducing subsidies and lowering road capacity reduces traffic and congestion. Why are we building highway capacity for users who won’t pay its costs at 90 percent discount? By now, we all know about “induced demand” the idea that when…
Read MoreAre we in the middle of a retail apocalypse?
By Jim Teece Retailers have closed a record 102 million square feet of store space in 2017, then smashed that record in 2018 by closing another 155 million square feet, according to estimates by the commercial real-estate firm CoStar Group. Then they started 2019 by announcing more than 8,600 store closures. Look at this list…
Read MoreKFCS, KCSD, KCC leaders meet to discuss the importance of education partnerships
Three local leaders in education banded together last week to share the importance of educational partnerships in setting high school students up for success. The discussion was presented at a Rotary meeting held Thursday at Reames Golf and Country Club. The presenters were Klamath Community College President Roberto Gutierrez, Klamath County School District (KCSD) Superintendent…
Read More50 Reasons Why Some Businesses Fail While Others Succeed
THREE-PART SERIES: Part One George Meszaros – Cofounder – Success Harbor 50 Reasons Why Some Businesses Fail While Others Succeed Read Part 2 here and Part 3 here. Why is it that so many businesses fail while so few succeed? One of the great mysteries of entrepreneurship is why businesses fail. Some people start one…
Read MoreWe Used to Just Call These “Houses”
By Daniel Herriges Senior Editor for Strong Towns We have a way in the modern world of rediscovering things that humans have always done but branding them as something trendy and a little alien. So it goes with the explosion of interest in “tiny houses” as an answer to what ails cities struggling to house…
Read MoreForesters use active management to limit fire severity
Fire is a natural part of Oregon’s forest ecosystems. Before European settlement, res burned through the dry pine forests of central and eastern Oregon and the mixed-conifer forests of southwestern Oregon every two to 50 years. The wetter, Douglas- fir forests of western Oregon once burned every 200 years or longer. When regular, low-intensity fires…
Read More90 Degrees South Latitude “The Road Not Taken”
By Greg Henderson, Founder & Co-Publisher Southern Oregon Business Journal www.southernoregonbusiness.com Today, October 25, 2019 it’s -42C at the South Pole. For the next week the wind will blow constantly at between 16 and 21 km/h. The temperature will hardly change. It’s winter there which means its about 20 degrees colder than in summer. The…
Read MoreRetail Salespersons: Oregon’s Largest Occupation
By Jessica Nelson from the Oregon Employment Department Oregon had almost 66,000 retail salespersons in 2017 – making retail sales the largest single occupation in the state. One out of every 31 jobs in Oregon is in retail sales. Those tens of thousands of jobs are grouped together based on work activities, and while the…
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