This week Bank of America named Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center + Rosemary Anderson High School and Bridge Meadows as their 2021 Neighborhood Builder Grantees! Each year in the Portland Metro market, Bank of America selects two local nonprofit organizations to receive Neighborhood Builders awards. The winning nonprofits each receive a $200,000 cash gift plus…
Photo: Molly Ishkanian and Lee Weinstein (photo credit: photosbykim.com). Oregon’s leading boutique public relations agency, Weinstein PR, is being acquired by local PR veteran Molly Ishkanian, formerly PR director of R\West and owner of Noteworthy PR. Weinstein PR, which was founded in 2007 in Portland and the Columbia River Gorge, is the sole Oregon…
Do you want to live a more fulfilling and adventurous life? Then continue reading the following interview with Becki Saltzman and find out how you can join the Tribe of the Curious. ORJL: Let’s start with your unusual title. OK, founder is obvious, but what does it mean that you’re Chief Curiosity Seeker at Applied…
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…
When I first came to Portland, I quickly learned that Portland (or actually, Beaverton) is the hometown of Nike. With all the Ducks merchandise going around, you just can’t miss it. But, as time went by, I was surprised to find out more companies I really liked are based here, including Columbia Sportswear, Gerber Gear…
