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May 2023 I strongly encourage you to read “Anyone can be successful, Just ask Nathan Miller” on page 16 of this months journal. Nathan built a $10,000,000 a year business with only 16 employees in Grants Pass, Oregon with only $140 and a lot of sweat equity and he believes any of us can do…
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“Lost and Founder” is a candid and insightful book written by Rand Fishkin, the founder of Moz, a popular SEO software company. The book is a memoir of his journey as an entrepreneur, and it provides a detailed account of the ups and downs of building a startup. One of the most striking features of…
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ASHLAND, Ore. (May 5, 2023) – After four years serving as Artistic Director and stepping in as Interim Executive Artistic Director in January, Nataki Garrett is announcing her resignation from the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF). Her last day will be May 31, 2023. Board member Octavio Solis will be stepping in to help oversee and…
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GRANTS PASS, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS; “Dutch Bros” or the “Company”) one of the fastest-growing brands in the food service and restaurant industry in the United States by location count, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023. Joth Ricci, Chief Executive Officer of Dutch Bros, stated, “In Q1,…
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Although most people work in full-time jobs, around 19% of employed Oregonians usually worked part-time schedules in 2022. People work part time for a variety of reasons. Part-time jobs offer flexibility for some who seek a job that fits their circumstances, such as students, those looking for additional income from seasonal work, or a spouse…
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Business Oregon awarded Roseburg Forest Products a grant of $3 million from the Emerging Opportunity Fund to expand the company’s manufacturing presence in Oregon. Roseburg Forest Products (Roseburg) is planning a series of significant investments in Oregon totaling $700 million over the next four years. The $3 million award from Business Oregon helps support Roseburg’s…
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Business Oregon is pleased to announce grant awards to 37 organizations across the state through its newly created Economic Equity Investment Program (EEIP). The EEIP was created in 2022 by Senate Bill 1579 and made nearly $15 million in grant funding available to culturally responsive organizations to provide outreach, support, and resources to eligible beneficiaries…
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I first met Nathan Miller, Founder, President of Rentec Direct (rentecdirect.com), a Grants Pass based Software as a Service(SAAS) company in the landlord/property manager space, when he was the CTO (Chief Technology Officer) for a company in Grants Pass that was a SAAS for Internet Service providers, VISP. I was a new customer of VISP…
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Oregon’s workforce is aging. The number of Oregon jobs held by workers age 55 and over more than tripled from 1992 to 2021, while their total number of jobs grew by slightly more than half (51%). Workers 55 years and over held 10% of all jobs in 1992. By 2021, that share increased to 24%.…
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Meet my friend Wood Huntley. He started his business, Museum Store Products, 38 years ago. He fondly remembers sitting on the floor of his living room with his wife Beirne, laminating photos and making magnets to sell to his first customer, The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Today he has grown the business to over 25…
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The Southern Oregon University Board of Trustees voted unanimously today to adopt the SOU Forward fiscal realignment plan – a four-plank strategy that balances expenses with revenue and then prepares the university for strategic growth by diversifying its sources of revenue. The board focused primarily on the plan’s first plank – immediate cost management – while the…
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PBCO Financial Corporation (OTC PINK: PBCO), the holding company (Company) of People’s Bank of Commerce (Bank), announced today its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Highlights Net income of $1.7 million in the quarter, or $0.31 per diluted share Loan growth of $13.0 million in the quarter, an increase of 2.74% compared to…
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