Archive for June 2020
Congratulations Greg
I’ve known Greg Henderson since April 1994 when I first met him at Wallmasters Toastmasters in Tigard, Or. The first item that stood out was his effervescent smile, it was so warm and genuine. Always dressed in business attire and looking so slim and dapper. Greg’s sense of humor was always there and he could spring it on…
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By Kara Henderson To know my father is to know a man who often presents himself with serious intent and in earnest, dependent of course on the matter at hand. This is the man that I often knew as a child, always striving for the best not only in himself but also his children. My…
Read MoreSometimes I sits and think. Sometimes I just sits.
By Greg Henderson, FounderSouthern Oregon Business Journal 2015-2020 SOBJ The missing date of publication was an oversight, not since repeated. The first issue of the Southern Oregon Business Journal was released in July 2015. Article topics included information about Oregon’s connection to the “Timber Belt”, mention of leadership responsibilities to “Delegate”, “Desalination”, “American Education”, and…
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By Mark Henderson There was in our recent history a time when leadership was defined by a person’s willingness to work with others to solve our country’s challenges. When compromise and dialogue were considered strengths and not weaknesses—and when a community and its leaders were measured by their accomplishments, not their stridence. Key to this…
Read MoreLooking Back and Looking Forward
By Dede Henderson Looking back on 51 plus years of memories with Greg is a challenge. There have been so many adventures, so much laughter and a few tears along the way. Greg and I met in college in September of 1968 and were married in September of 1969. Being normal young adults, we thought…
Read MoreGreg Henderson is Retiring… For Real This Time
By Jim Teece, Co-PublisherSouthern Oregon Business Journal It’s official. Greg is retiring, for real this time. He told me in the middle of the Pandemic. We just started working together on the reboot of the journal in June of 2019. Our first issue together was out in July and we upgraded the website as well…
Read MoreA Few Words from Jim
This is Greg’s last issue. He is retiring and we are focusing a good portion on this month’s journal on what he created. I’ll miss working with him, but I completely understand and appreciate why he decided to retire earlier than we planned. It’s just time. He wants to travel and the pressure of a…
Read MoreA Few Words from Greg
In another month I will no longer be an owner of the Southern Oregon Business Journal. That doesn’t mean articles or commentary won’t be included in future issues. Jim Teece has expressed an interest in keeping space available for comments from the Founder. That is me. Thanks to him there will be no sudden disappearing…
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