Oregon Business

The new startup fund is modeled on the Portland Seed Fund, established in 2010 to use a combination of public money and private investment to make funding available to entrepreneurs at their earliest stages.

Gov. Kate Brown says the innovation officer would focus on student testing and lifting graduation rates.

In the past, governors and lawmakers have used the annual summit to preview priorities for the coming legislative session and rally support from business leaders.

Nearly all the biggest names in technology have footholds in the Portland area. What Portland doesn’t have is a single big-name tech company of its own.

Oregon has long had more women in top political positions than practically any other state. There may be several reasons why.

Portland, Ore., is known for attracting young, highly educated residents — but in a city where work-life balance often trumps career goals, is it a haven for young people looking to "retire?"

Oregon has been called new American home of Pinot Noir, rivaling Burgundy, France. And the connection makes sense.

More than 17,000 acres of the Willamette Valley is dedicated to pinot noir grapes, spread among more than 440 wineries.

In Oregon alone, we are expecting 10,000 tech jobs by 2020. These careers in technology pay entry level salaries of 45-70K and do not require a degree.

Intel isn’t done expanding in Oregon and that it continues to prepare for new generations of production technology.