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Stumbling upon the Smart Help Store
By Jim Teece I wandered through a mostly empty Rogue Valley mall the other day. I saw boarded-up stores and bored shopkeepers. A sense of dread and emptiness filled the gaps once occupied by people. I thought about the past vibrancy of malls from my youth and then I started…
Read MoreCreating Business Goals That Stick
By James C. Price Every year when the calendar turns over from December to January, leaders across every industry and business sector turn over a new leaf on a new year. And while most embrace this opportunity as a chance to build upon the success experienced in the previous year,…
Read MoreThe Rogue Credit Union (RCU) branch at Umpqua Community College (UCC) recognized with Business Innovation award.
By Toni Clough Chair, Associate Professor, Business ROSEBURG, Oregon – Rogue Credit Union (Rogue) has been recognized with the Business Innovation award by the Roseburg Chamber of Commerce due to its partnership with the new campus branch at Umpqua Community College (UCC). In October 2019, the credit union opened its…
Read MoreHomelessness in Oregon
Solutions to inadequate housing supply, rising rents, a lack of public services and shelter space must be approached collaboratively by public, private, non-profit and philanthropic sectors Affordable housing and homelessness together represent a statewide crisis that must be tackled by all levels of government, philanthropy, nonprofits and businesses working together…
Read More63 Million Households Are Unable to Afford a $250,000 Home
BY PAUL EMRATH ON February 6, 2020 REPRINT BY PERMISSION In January, NAHB released its new Priced-Out Estimates for 2020. A previous post discussed the often-cited estimate that a $1,000 increase in the price of a median-priced new home will price 158,857 U.S. households out of the market for the…
Read MoreEntrepreneur to Entrepreneur – BioSkin
The Southern Oregon Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur group met at BioSkin in Medford for their February meeting. BioSkin was started over 25 years ago by Dean Cropper. They manufacture and sell hypoallergenic, breathable, lightweight and comfortable medical grade braces and compression devices based on a patented material created by Dean. They…
Read MoreRemembering Douglas County’s Snowmageddon – 1 year later. – Staff Stories
By Jim Teece We asked the team at UmpquaBroadband how they were impacted by the storm personally and professionally. Nick How were you affected personally? We were without power at the house for about 5 days in total. Fortunately, we have a wood stove which we could use for heat…
Read MoreSOCIAL MEDIA POSTS – The Black Box of Incident Management
Thanks to the use of social media during incidents, we have a running account of communications from events to review after the fact. If done properly, client communication is critical and important not only as a form of customer service but also as a black box to study after the…
Read MoreRestoring Service After The Storm
Remembering Douglas County’s Snowmageddon – 1 year later By Jim Teece On February 24th, 2019, a snowstorm started around 1:30 pm. Keith Brooks had some texts with Phil Bigler, his Assistant General Manager and right-hand man. Keith sent some concern about the storm and Phil replied with some reassuring texts…
Read MoreRemembering Douglas County’s Snowmageddon – 1 year later.
By Jim Teece Greg Henderson (Southern Oregon Business Journal Founder and Co-Publisher) and I met with Todd Way, CEO and GM of Douglas Fast Net (DFN) and Keith Brooks, General Manager of Douglas Electric Cooperative (DEC) in the DFN board room, on a nice clear and cold winter day 11…
Read MoreA Few Words from Jim
I bring 30 years of tech entrepreneurship to this journal that Greg started 5 years ago. I have a lot of knowledge, wisdom, and guidance to share to the southern Oregon business community. Being an innovative entrepreneur also means I can be stubborn, tenacious, direct, and laser-focused at times and…
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