Tens of thousands of Oregon schoolchildren who ride buses are exposed to potentially harmful fumes because of fuel system defects, according to the state Department of Environmental Quality.
But two bills in the Legislature that aim to help fix the problem may not advance out of committee, state officials and environmental activists said.
“I don’t think most [...]

It’s hard to miss the blue and white windmill embossed on dozens of Dutch Bros. drive-through coffee stands planted around the state. The quirky logo is going to be even more common as the company plans to expand in the middle of one of the worst economic downturns in U.S. history.
What makes the Grants Pass [...]

PRWeek awarded Shannon Riggs of LANE PR its 2009 Young Professional of the Year award, which recognizes the outstanding achievements of a PR professional that has been in the industry for less than three years. The award was presented at a gala event at Tavern on the Green in New York on March 5.
Riggs has [...]

It started with a viral marketing video that would either take the blogosphere by storm or tank into obscurity. A young, freckled boy with dirty blond hair tells his parents at dinner, “The economy’s not what it used to be. It’s time to start my own thing.”
His “thing” turns out to be a lemonade stand—the [...]

Last week my blog was about my view of technology and small business over the course of the past 29 years.  This week I want to talk about the internet based world of technology today and what it means to my business and to our clients’ businesses. 
Public relations used to be the practice of approaching [...]

It’s tough to be optimistic about the economy today.  The market remains volatile on a daily basis, the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 25+ years, G.E. is in trouble (read the NY Times article from this past Sunday), I could go on and on.
However, Justin Fox from TIME magazine had some thoughts this morning about [...]