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Get small: Oregon tech companies recalibrate after years of struggle

Shrinkage is inevitable, of course, when sales fall. All companies cut back. Increasingly, though, they’re trying to make modesty part of the strategy.

Oregon Employment Department divided by distrust, dysfunction, state assessment finds

Distrust became a major issue, the report said, and must be addressed before the agency can function properly.

Oregon workforce in 2020: retirements outpace new growth, educational needs increase

Baby-boomer retirements will leave open more jobs in Oregon than new growth this decade, according to a new study from Georgetown University.

Portland startup Meridian sold for nearly $26 million, regulatory filing reveals

Financial terms weren’t disclosed in May when Aruba announced it would buy Meridian, which a mobile software company whose apps guide smartphone users inside large venues.

Legislature approves plan to extend workplace protections to unpaid interns

Under current law, unpaid interns in Oregon don’t have the same protections as employees.

Bicycling contributes $400 million to Oregon tourism, new survey says

Cycling’s not just hip and healthy; it’s becoming big business in Oregon, a new study shows.

Manufacturing makes bigger impact on Oregon’s economic output than any other state

But Oregon falls out the top 10 entirely when ranked by the share of manufacturing jobs in each state.

Lucid Energy, Portland clean tech startup, secures $650,000 investment

A Portland startup sees opportunity in all that water coursing through municipal pipes under city streets.

Portland’s ‘financial technology’ cluster aims to simplify online commerce

Companies in the Portland area working to change the way money moves, online

Old Money, New Decisions in Oregon

Oregon is the first state to emerge from a tobacco bond arrangement.