Footwear

These Portland-Made Shoes Marry Style with Sustainability

Hilos is using 3-D printing to ensure less waste and reduce environmental impact with its shoes—and did we mention they're comfy, too?

03/14/2022 By Jenni Moore

Office Culture

This Portland Business Moved to a Four-Day Work Week

Briana Thornton of Aesthete Tea on why she decided to shorten shifts for her employees—and the backlash she didn't expect

03/08/2022 By Dalila Brent

Office Culture

Is Portland’s FT/WFH Era on its Way Out?

From Nike to Stoel Rives to City Hall, hybrid work schedules are the new black.

03/03/2022 By Michelle Harris

Work

After WeWork (and the Pandemic), Here Comes Coworking's Next Wave

These four coworking spaces in Portland offer flexibility, community, and some ridiculously cool amenities.

02/24/2022 By Shannon Daehnke

Business

Can Portland-based Shoemaker BALA Bounce Back?

Disagreements with the early face of the brand—a beloved nurse and influencer with more than a million Instagram followers—changed the company's trajectory. Its founders, two former Nike employees, are trying to right the ship.

02/10/2022 By Julia Silverman

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories to Watch This Week, December 20–26

Omicron cometh, get your booster shot, and a possible compromise on school schedules

12/20/2021 By Julia Silverman

Portland Business

Schoolhouse's Portland-Made Home Goods Are Getting a Bigger Spotlight

The Portland-based company is teaming up with NYC's Food52, and plans to expand its design and manufacturing work

12/16/2021 With Julia Silverman

Whatever Happened To...

A Public Market in Portland? Its Backers Say That's Still the Plan

The long-proposed James Beard Public Market never found to find the right location, even as food cart pods, farmers markets and more bloomed around the city. Will 2022 be its year?

12/14/2021 By Julia Silverman

Holidays

Oh Tannenbaum? Are You Out There, Somewhere?

The Christmas tree shortage in Oregon (and the boost in prices) isn't your imagination

12/13/2021 By Karly Quadros

News You Can Use

5 Oregon Stories to Watch This Week, November 29–December 4

A big vote for Vacasa, more turmoil for the Newberg School Board, and what of the Omicron variant?

11/29/2021 By Julia Silverman

Going Viral

A 20-year-old TikTokker From Beaverton Introduced the World to Biohazard Clean-Ups

Jacob Suarez now has nearly 4 million Tik-Tok followers and counting

11/24/2021 By Cami Hughes

Business

Jobs Are Thick on the Ground in Oregon Right Now

There are lots of openings, especially in health care, in retail, and at restaurants. But where are all the applicants?

11/12/2021 By Julia Silverman

Labor

Workers at Image Comics Want to Form the First Ever Comics Union

The organized labor movement is coming for the land of superheroes and ink-stained wretches

11/11/2021 By Karly Quadros

Climate Change

This Portland-Based Company Wants to Make Your Milk Carbon Neutral

Bill Gates and Mark Cuban are big fans.

11/03/2021 By Julia Silverman

Small Business

After a Devastating Fire, the Portland Garment Factory Is Back

The city's stylish incubator for the production runs of local fashion lines, soft goods, art installations, and more has a brand new space.

10/19/2021 By Julia Silverman

Business

Vaccine Mandates Are Coming to the Nike Campus Near You

Private employers in Oregon are starting to jump on the vaccine mandate for their employees.

10/04/2021 By Julia Silverman

Recipes

Make Khalsa Salsa’s Sweet Potato Soup with Black Bean Salsa

Try this Indian-meets-Mexican recipe from Hillsboro's award-winning, family-owned salsa business.

09/27/2021 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Interview

Meet Lloyd Center’s Pretzel Man

Eleazar Puente went from customer to worker to boss at Auntie Anne’s, with a reality TV boost.

09/21/2021 By Marty Patail

Labor

Thorns Players Join Nabisco Workers on Picket Line

Emily Menges, Bella Bixby, and others swap chants of ‘PTFC’ for ‘No contract, no snacks!’

09/14/2021 By Margaret Seiler

Analysis

When the Topic Is Downtown Portland, the Tone Can Be Toxic

Post-pandemic, downtown Portland has been reeling. Acknowledging that there's a problem is an important step toward fixing it.

09/07/2021 By Julia Silverman