If you’re like me, social media amounts to little more than cat videos and distracted conversations—but we’d be in the minority. A majority of Americans now say they get their news via social media and while that might sound alarming to some, hyper-connectivity does...
Guest Blog by Jim Tyrer, President, Trans-Pacific Trading (TRAPA) As the comedian Steven Wright once said: Change is inevitable except from a vending machine. I believe that TRAPA’s success over the years has come through the understanding that change is an...
2016 has been a year like no other. It is easy to get dragged down by uncertainty and residual emotion stemming from the long election season we just endured but I think it’s important to focus on opportunities and hope for the year to come. There are many reasons to...
Over the past few decades we’ve seen a steady decline in career and technical education (CTE) in our schools. From wood working to auto shop, classes that teach vocational skills have fallen by the wayside as cash-strapped schools increasingly focus on preparing kids...
Lately, when I’m in meetings with elected officials, non-profits, or economic development leaders, I can usually count on one question; is Hampton going to get into the cross-laminated timber business? Cross-laminated timber, or CLT panels are created from hundreds of...
“It’s time for large, out-of-state corporations to pay their fair share.” Sound familiar? This is the mantra of ‘A Better Oregon,’ the coalition pushing for the largest tax hike in Oregon history through Initiative Petition (IP) 28, also known as the “Gross Receipts...
