Rainmaker

Gold School

Carolynn Duncann is the 29-year-old founder of Portland Ten, a boot camp-style, 12-week shock-therapy course in business fundamentals for tech entrepreneurs, in which "students" must pledge to aim for $1 million in revenue within 18 months.

11/16/2010 By Eric Blokland

Mudroom

Circuit Breaker

In June, Michael Czysz debuted the all-electric MotoCzysz E1pc zero-emission race bike at the TT Zero competition at the renowned Isle of Man TT Races. The E1pc clocked a nearly silent 94.6 mph course average.

09/13/2010 By Eric Blokland

Mudroom

Porkopolis

With nearly every imaginable bit of the pig finding its way onto Portland restaurant menus, we may have to consider switching the _t_ to a _k_ in our city’s name.

09/13/2010 By Eric Blokland

Food Cart City

Measuring Up

A quick look at how Portland compares to the food carts in New York, Los Angeles, and Washington DC.

08/17/2010 By Eric Blokland

The Mudroom

Brewed Awakening

Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers aims to educate and empower international coffee growers looking to import their coffee to the US.

08/16/2010 By Eric Blokland

Mudroom

PDX Index: Google Oregon

A few fun facts about Google's place in Oregon.

07/15/2010 By Eric Blokland