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Business Not As Usual: The Most Important Thing to Do Now to Prepare for an Uncertain Future
By Chris Cook, Capiche Now’s the time to plan for the new normal as we inch back into business. Expectations are different. And your modus operandi had better be different if you want to attract, recapture and retain customers. Even if you have a strategic plan in place, there’s no doubt it…
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Yelp Economic Average Uncovers a Drop in Total Business Closures and a Rise in Permanent Closures During the Second Quarter
By Julianne RoweSenior Manager, Corporate and Product Communications | Yelp, Inc. Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP), the company that connects people with great local businesses, released second quarter data for the Yelp Economic Average (YEA) report, a benchmark of local economic strength in the U.S., which has been adapted to reveal the dramatic impact COVID-19…
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All About DoorDash
Food Delivery is one segment of the economy that took off as we shut down because of COVID-19. I was visiting a friend on their ranch for dinner and I thought they were going to have BBQ. I was pleasantly surprised when they ordered DoorDash and they delivered from a…
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Umpqua Bank Releases Nationwide Study gauging the impact of COVID-19
Umpqua Bank | DHM Research Business Resiliency Survey – August 2020 Umpqua Bank released its “Business Resiliency” survey, a nationwide study gauging the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the confidence and future of U.S.-based small and mid-size businesses. More than 1,200 leaders at companies across all industries and geographic…
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People’s Bank Prepares For Transition In Executive Leadership
After more than 20 years, People’s Bank executive management undergoes a transition in leadership due to the recent retirement of the former Chief Financial Officer Russ Milburn and to prepare for the future retirement of its current Chief Executive Officer Ken Trautman, Chief Operating Officer Jeri Reno and Chief Credit…
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People’s Bank Promotes Lindsey Trautman To Chief Financial Officer
People’s Bank of Commerce is proud to announce the promotion of Lindsey Trautman as its chief financial officer at its corporate branch located at 1528 Biddle Road in Medford. A Rogue Valley native, Trautman took over the position on May 2, 2020, following the retirement of the bank’s former CFO,…
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Choosing your Replacement
I reached out to Ken Trautman, Co-Founder, CEO and Original President to ask him a couple of questions about the process, what challenges he thinks she will face and what he will be able to focus on now. JET What brought you to this decision? It was important to me…
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People’s Bank Founding Board Member, Bill Jacobs, Retires From the Board after 22 years of Service.
By Jim Teece I remember Bill’s last day on the board. We just finished our annual shareholder meeting via zoom, because of the pandemic. We went into a board session after the annual meeting and we each took turns saying something nice about Bill and thanking him for his service.…
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People’s Bank year-to-date Earnings per Share Increase 24%
People’s Bank of Commerce (OTCBB: PBCO) announced on 7/22/2020 its financial results for the second quarter and year-to-date 2020. The bank reported net income of $1,385,000 or $0.39 per basic and diluted share for the second quarter of 2020, compared to net income of $933,000 or $0.30 per share in…
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SOBJ 2015-2020 Covers
To fully appreciate the scope of Greg’s work over the first 5 years of the Southern Oregon Business Journal, we are posting the covers of each issue. It’s an impressive body of work. At the bottom of the list is the enlarged cover of the first issue as well as…
Read MoreCongratulations 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…
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