Archive for February 2024
Dutch Bros Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Achieves $254 million in Revenue in Quarter, a 26% Increase Year-over-Year GRANTS PASS, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS; “Dutch Bros” or the “Company”), one of the fastest-growing brands in the quick service beverage industry in the United States by location count, today (2/21/24) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December…
Read MoreHunter Communications Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
Marking 30 years of service in fiber-optic internet and deep commitment to local communities. Hunter Communications, a pioneer in fiber-optic technology, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Founded on February 11, 1994, Hunter Communications has grown from a construction company with thirteen employees to the state’s fastest-growing fiberinternet service provider. “Our transition to becoming…
Read MoreOpenAI launches Sora, a AI model that can create video from text.
Sora is an extraordinary AI model developed by OpenAI that has the remarkable ability to transform simple text descriptions into dynamic, realistic videos. This groundbreaking advancement pushes the boundaries of AI creativity and opens up tantalizing possibilities across various industries. Here are some key features of Sora: How does Sora work? Sora, the remarkable AI model developed by OpenAI, operates…
Read MoreHow a Small Iowa Newspaper’s Website Became an AI-Generated Clickbait Factory
I ran across this interesting story in Wired today and wanted to give you a recap. In a curious tale of digital deception, the Clayton County Register, a small newspaper in northeastern Iowa, unwittingly transformed into an AI-generated clickbait factory. The saga began when Tony Eastin, a former US Air Force officer and Meta investigator, stumbled upon…
Read MoreBusiness Oregon Awards Matching Grants to Support Business Growth and Commercialization
FEBRUARY 26, 2024 Business Oregon and the Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC) are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Matching Grant awards. The SBIR and STTR grant programs are federal programs designed to stimulate technological innovation and provide opportunities for small businesses to conduct research…
Read MoreEnd of an Era and Start of a New One
I struggled with this moment for a while. When Greg Henderson started the Southern Oregon Business Journal back in January 2016, it was 12 pages, printed and mailed. Greg and I became partners until he retired in May 2020. I upgraded the website and made the SOBJ more than just a print publication. COVID shut…
Read MoreLaunching a Wheelchair Charging Station Finder
WheelchairChargingOregon.com We wanted to create a simple way to find places to charge your wheelchair and a simple way to add a Charging Station listing to the map with hopes of encouraging all government agencies, churches and non-profits to add a charging space and station and list it on the map. We are starting in Southern Oregon but hope…
Read MoreIntroducing Art Authority Museum for Apple Vision Pro.
By Jim Teece We had an app in the App Store on the first day for the iPhone. We had an app in the App Store for the iPad on the first day. So it was natural for us to want an app in the App Store on the first day of the Apple Vision…
Read MoreKwansei Gakuin, SOU announce 4th installment of Mills Bowl for May in Ashland
ASHLAND – Thirty-eight years after Kwansei Gakuin University traveled to Ashland to become the first Japanese university to play a college football game on American soil, the Fighters will make a return trip to Raider Stadium in 2024. Southern Oregon and KGU made the date official on Monday, SOU Director of Athletics Matt Sayre announced.…
Read MoreCollaboration and Compromise
The Eight Secrets of a Successful Small Community The birth, growth and dying of small towns. Heavy sighs of old-timers holding back tear-causing memories of better times, carefree children, now generations grown trying to understand what happened and why. Did it really happen so quickly? Wasn’t there a warning, a chance to keep what was…
Read MoreWhen Data Makes the Difference
Over the years, we have been inundated with an increasing amount of data used in a number of ways to influence or to make arguments for one cause or another. We have become so used to hearing and seeing data that we think it has always been a part of our lives, when in actuality,…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Broadband Facts Nutrition Label
Beginning in April 2024, you’ll probably start to see a new and rather official looking label on some marketing materials, advertising, and websites for broadband internet services. Given the importance—and even necessity—of high-speed broadband internet to our economy and everyday lives, the government is now requiring a new consumer-friendly broadband service facts and information label…
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