Oregon Business has just released its 2020 list of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon. The list showcases organizations with best-in-class workplace practices. Employees at these organizations rated their employers highly for creating welcoming and inspiring places to work. Scores are out of a total of 700. Employees rate their satisfaction with…
Sterling Talent, Inc. and J-Fell Presents merge booking operations Sterling Talent, Inc., a Portland-based full-service talent agency founded in 1982, is merging booking operations with J-Fell Presents, a prolific booker and promoter of tribute and cover bands, effective January 1, 2020. The combined talent agency will operate under the name Sterling Talent, Inc., while J-Fell…
Compassion & Choices honors Reneé Holzman Compassion & Choices Oregon honored Reneé Holzman (right, with Charlene Zidell of the CCO advisory board and Oregon Attorneys for Dignity, and Min Zidell, center) at its 17th annual fundraising luncheon Oct. 8 at the Multnomah Club. The 320 attendees raised $135,000, including a $50,000 donation from the Zidell…
Head Start names building for Tonkon Torp lawyer Owen Blank Albina Head Start has renamed one of its classroom buildings in honor of Portland attorney Owen Blank in recognition of his nearly 20 years of pro bono service to the organization. At a Sept. 30 rededication ceremony and open house attended by dozens of friends,…
Oregon’s start-up community, nicknamed the Silicon Forest, is growing exponentially, with more than six start-up incubators in the Portland area alone. Edith Dorsen, managing director and co-founder of the Oregon-based Women’s Venture Capital Fund, said, “There are a stunning number of resources coming together to help Oregon entrepreneurs with everything from developing a business plan…
