Report: passion trumps money for small businesses

      Andy Giegerich Sustainable Business Oregon editor- Portland Business Journal   A new small business study, engineered by two Oregon firms, suggests that entrepreneurs are more driven by the potential for freedom and the chance to work at a...

5 free things in Portland, from parks to markets

    PORTLAND, Ore. — Two decades ago, the city of Portland’s Yellow Bike Project put hundreds of canary-colored two-wheelers on the streets for public use. It was an earnest effort, utterly without bashfulness or diffidence. Then human nature took over and...

Springtime Gardening and Pet Safety

    Spring is the season for being outdoors. For many that mean slipping on their rubber boots and gloves, grabbing their shovel, and planting seeds in the hope of an ample garden in the near future. While preparing your plot, it’s important to take...

Mortgage Rates Move Convincingly Lower

  Mortgage rates moved lower at their fastest pace in 6 weeks today, erasing most of the losses seen so far this week.  Not all lenders have adjusted pricing at the same pace, however, and best-execution is still 3.625% for conventional, 30yr fixed loans.  That means...

Wall Street Week Ahead: ‘Sell in May and Go Away?’ Not This Year

  By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the Dow and the S&P 500 setting another string of record closing highs this week, the old Wall Street adage “Sell in May and Go Away” is starting to look weak. Closing out the second week of May,...