Posts by Jim Teece
Streamlining Data-Driven Content: Combined Transport’s New Site
In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to access up-to-date information is crucial for efficient decision-making and streamlined operations. Combined Transport Logistics Group, a renowned provider of trucking services, recognized the importance of real-time data and partnered with Project A, Inc. to build a cutting-edge website. This collaboration resulted in the development of an advanced API…
Read MoreSORIN Coding Camps 2023
Have you ever wanted a super power? We are excited to let everyone know that we will be accepting applications starting June 1st, 2023, for the JavaScript summertime program! If you want to develop the core skills to build engaging applications, games and more be sure to apply asap! Classes will max out at 20…
Read MoreChelsea Brosterhous is the Official Google Digital Coach for Oregon
Google is announcing the addition of ten new Digital Coaches in Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Virginia. Trained in partnership with Main Street America, these new coaches will work with businesses in their home states, with a focus on those that operate in small towns and rural communities. Digital…
Read MoreDon’t Overlook the Most Important
So much of the energy expended by businesses are centered around producing, labelling, shipping, buying, selling, recording, managing, identifying, cataloguing and quantifying…… every aspect of the business operation. The weighted emphasis placed on the ‘How of Things’ can shift management’s perception of what the business actually is and does. In some cases, your business becomes…
Read MoreA new enterprise system for your business: Dos and Don’ts – Part 2
As observed in part one of this series, our business world is changing, at times much faster than we want to admit. In the past, it was possible to close off your business systems from the rest of the world. The internet has put an end to that reality; the days of a business working…
Read MoreInsufficient Training
When was the last time you read a book? The weather report says it’s going to rain – snow – freeze and we are preparing for it. Grab an umbrella, bundle up, stay indoors by the heater. Now learn from the experience. Observation. Just plain paying attention to what is going on around you, then…
Read MoreBusiness Oregon Awards $1.2 Million to Applied Physics Technologies to Support Oregon Innovation and the Semiconductor Industry
Business Oregon is thrilled to award Applied Physics Technologies (APT) with a grant of $1,200,000 from the Emerging Opportunity Fund. This award will assist the company with the construction of a new clean room and improvements to the company’s headquarters facility in McMinnville, Oregon. This award was made possible through the support of the McMinnville…
Read MoreState Launches Funding to Expand Semiconductor Firms in Oregon and Leverage Federal CHIPS Act Dollars
The applications are now posted online for semiconductor firms applying for a portion of the $190 million in funding available for Oregon firms through Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Governor Kotek in April 2023. Applications will be accepted beginning on June 19. Initial review of applications will start June 28 with this round of funding…
Read MoreGrant Applications Open to Support Centers for Innovation Excellence
Business Oregon has opened a Request for Grant Applications (RFGA) for entities that seek to be designated as a Center of Innovation Excellence (CIE) for an existing or emerging traded sector in Oregon. The size of CIE awards will vary based on the CIE’s proposed Scope of Work. It is anticipated that the state contribution…
Read MoreEconomic Indicators: What do they tell us?
We live in a data rich world where much of our life is measured, ranked, and quantified. If you have kids, you know that one of the first things the doctors and nurses do in the hospital after the birth of your child is to measure their weight and length. To provide context to those…
Read More10-Year Occupational Projections for STEM Jobs
Twenty-three percent of jobs in Oregon fall into the STEM category (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). You can view the relationship between employment and wages of STEM occupations with the career explorer tool on QualityInfo.org. Chances are, you have heard the term STEM, but exactly what is a STEM job? Several definitions exist. While all are focused…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Oregon’s Median Household Income
Oregon’s median household income reached $81,149 in 2021, which is higher than the U.S. median household income of $70,985. Median household income is an important reflection of economic well-being that’s based on the multiple income streams of people who live together. It can be used to compare the income of Oregonians over time, with the…
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