Portland

Grow Up, Portland

BURNSIDE 26 - IMAGE: Cameron Browne Why the Apartment Buildings You Hate Are Good For the City. They pop up seemingly overnight, multiplying faster than food carts on every street corner in the city. Just a whisper of them transforms…
Radler Day

First Annual “National Radler Day”

Press Release: One of the longest days of the year, June 22nd, will now be known as National Radler Day, the most refreshing day of the year. Arguably the most thirst quenching and easy drinking beer style around, radlers are the ultimate playful…
4 Smart Things That Would Have Changed My Small Business Life

Dear Younger Me: 4 Smart Things That Would Have Changed My Small Business Life

Running a business was exciting at first. I felt the freedom of controlling my own destiny while working with my closest friends, daydreaming about the next big breakthrough and planning for the day that financial freedom would finally arrive. Unfortunately,…
Debating the Confidence Fairy

Debating the Confidence Fairy

LONDON – In 2011, the Nobel laureate economist Paul Krugman characterized conservative discourse on budget deficits in terms of “bond vigilantes” and the “confidence fairy.” Unless governments cut their deficits, the bond vigilantes…
Gravity Payments - Isler NW

This Entrepreneur Just Announced $70,000 Minimum Salaries for His Entire 120-Person Team

After receiving our Established Entrepreneur of 2014 award, Gravity Payments founder Dan Price has just announced yet another game-changing proposition. Over the next three years, the 30-year-old plans to raise the minimum salary for…
Apple Data Center Expansion

Apple Planning Major Expansion of Oregon Data Center

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Apple's data center in Prineville, Oregon (Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian) Apple is planning a large-scale expansion of its Prineville, Oregon data center, according to The Oregonian. The report claims Apple is likely to expand upon its…
Landy and Sophia in front of their North Portland home

Meet Portland's New International Homeowners

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Image: Leah Nash Landy and Sophia in front of their North Portland home. Portland: family-friendly bedroom community to the world? Consider the maximally mobile 21st-century human, the person who could pretty much live anywhere. Landry…
The Problem with Secular Stagnation

The Problem With Secular Stagnation

DELHI – In a recent exchange between former US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers on the plausibility of secular stagnation, one point of agreement was the need for a global perspective. But…
Mosier Plateau - Trail of the Month

Trail of the Month: Mosier Plateau

Wildflowers, waterfalls, and panoramic views—what more could you ask for? Plus 3 springtime travel ideas not to miss! Image: Brian Barker Balsamroot blooms at the top of Mosier Plateau. Occupying the sunbathed hillsides…
Portland

Portland's Mayor Says the Future is Bright—If Anyone Can Still Afford to Live Here

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Halfway through his term Portland's mayor reflects on the city's rising skyline, an urban world, and the city's greatest challenge. Elected amid 2012’s postrecession hangover, Mayor Charlie Hales now presides over an urban boom that powers…