Journal Articles

The Heartfelt House on PeaceHealth’s RiverBend campus provides “home away from home” for out-of-town families.

By Sherri Buri McDonald  The Heartfelt House on PeaceHealth’s RiverBend campus provides “home away from home” for out-of-town families. The Heartfelt House, PeaceHealth’s new patient family guest house in Springfield,…

Portland’s Climate Fail: More Driving

By Joe Cortright  Carbon emissions from transportation in Portland increased 6 percent last year In the one are where city policy can make the most difference, greenhouse gas emissions are…

Dental Hygiene Students at Oregon Tech Deliver Services to Rural Populations in Jamaica

Six senior students and two faculty members from Oregon Institute of Technology’s (Oregon Tech) dental hygiene program in Klamath Falls traveled to Montego Bay, Jamaica earlier this month to provide…

Firefighter program provides local education, pathway to professional career

By Lacey Jarrell Braden Krag’s future is in giving back to his community. The 18-year-old EagleRidge High School graduate said he is looking forward to one day serving as a…

Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo Highlights Living Wage Careers

By Julie Niles-Fry The desperate outcry from trades and manufacturing businesses across Southern Oregon has been heard and addressed.  The second biennial Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo took place on…

Arcimoto Begins Retail Production and Delivery of Ultra-Efficient, Pure-Electric Fun Utility Vehicles

EUGENE, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arcimoto, Inc.® (NASDAQ: FUV) announced  that it has begun retail production of the Fun Utility Vehicle (FUV), an affordable, practical, and joyful pure-electric vehicle for everyday commuters and…

Meet Mark Frohnmayer & Arcimoto

By Greg Henderson To paraphrase Mark Frohnmayer,  “Doing it right in business is to begin with Vision and Direction. It is vital to the most sustainable businesses to solve a…

Sharks kill off good ideas

By Deb Brown One of the communities I was in for an Embedded Community Experience sent me some good news. City and community leaders want to take a “Shark Tank” approach in trying…

“Corporate Activity Tax” update

By Greg Henderson The Oregon Department of Revenue (DOR) is seeking input about the administrative rules for the state’s new “Corporate Activity Tax” from business taxpayers and tax preparers. Traveling…

Oregon’s Wood Product Manufacturing Industry Is Still Important, Especially in Rural Areas

By Brian Rooney  Once Oregon’s largest manufacturing industry, employment in the wood product manufacturing industry has gone through large, well-publicized losses since the early 1990s, with its employment dropping below…

Housing Affordability in Oregon

By Damon Runberg The fast growth in home prices have many across the state concerned about housing affordability. Obviously the cost of housing is a critical, if not the most…

Oregon Tech Professor Works with IPC Education Foundation to Promote Computer Systems Engineering to K7-12 Students Nationwide

Since early summer, Oregon Institute of Technology, “Oregon Tech,” associate professor Kevin Pintong has been working with IPC Education Foundation to attract and engage STEM students in workshops nationwide using…

Navigating a Complex Path to a Secure Energy Future

By BEN KUJALA Planning for the 2021 Power Plan Planning for the power system is challenging. As planners, we try to determine how much electricity we will need over the…

Navigating Conflict in the Workplace

By Erin Bair Conflict.  Just the word itself is enough to make many of us feel uncomfortable. It conjures images of yelling, hurt feelings and damaged relationships. However, not all…

Douglas County PUD to Explore Renewable Hydrogen Fuel Production

Pilot project proposes producing hydrogen with surplus hydropower  By Carol Winkel, Northwest Power and Conservation Council Could hydrogen be the fuel of the future for vehicles? The Douglas County Public…

Apollo 50: New Perspectives

Small Steps to a Giant Leap at ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum’ By Dan Ruby, Executive Director I was born the year that the twin Voyager spacecraft began their audacious journey to…

Oregon’s New Gross Receipts Tax What It Means to Oregon Businesses

By Greg Henderson August 27, 2019 On May 16, 2019, Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 3427 into law. The legislation accomplishes the following: Establishes a “Fund for Student Success”…

Gearing up to explore and celebrate the Silicon Shire

By Matt Sayre You might be surprised to learn that the city that hosts the largest open house of tech companies in Oregon isn’t Portland. No, that title currently belongs…

Oregon’s Nonprofits in 2018

August 13, 2019  By Dallas Fridley A not-for-profit corporation, commonly referred to as a “nonprofit,” is organized to achieve a purpose other than to generate a profit. These entities qualify…

When did you last “retro”​ your retrospective?

By Adam Cuppy Retrospectives are one of the many powerful tools to review and improve your team’s approach to solving problems. For many project teams, they do a retrospective at…

Flying Lessons: How stories from Aviation can make us better Managers – Final installment

By Jim Myers In this, the final installment of our six part series, we look at how we as managers can incorporate change into our organizations to take advantage of…

Press Releases

KDP Certified Public Accountants, LLP Merges with Bend-Based Accounting Firm Price Fronk & Co.

January 17, 2024

via KDP press release www.kdpllp.com Medford, Oregon (January 17, 2024) KDP Certified Public Accountants, LLP, and Price Fronk & Co., announced today…

SORIN 2024 CODING CAMPS

December 19, 2023

Coding isn’t just a skill, it’s your new SUPERPOWER! 2024 Coding Camp Lineup: Classes are open to students ages 16 – 24…

Navigating the Digital Paradox: Internet Use and Loneliness

October 13, 2023

In today’s interconnected world, the internet has become an integral part of our lives, providing unprecedented access to information and enabling communication…

Lessons learned from the pandemic about telehealth and online classrooms

October 13, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly accelerated the adoption of telehealth and online classrooms, and we’ve learned a lot from this experience. Here…

Top 10 things you can do to put on a wonderful business conference

October 13, 2023

A business conference can be a great opportunity to showcase your brand, network with other professionals, and learn new skills. However, organizing…

Dutch Bros Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Class A Common Stock

September 12, 2023

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS; “Dutch Bros”) today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $300 million of shares…

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