Christen McCurdy

<strong>The president of Washington Trust’s Oregon region talks about why the 122-year-old community bank is planting a branch in Vancouver. </strong>

Relaxing with the CEO and executive director of Microenterprise Services of Oregon

<strong>The storied Willamette Valley creamery is expanding its product line this year to include kids’ products — and probiotic butter.</strong>

<strong>Unwinding with the executive director of Lincoln City Cultural Center</strong>

<strong>We took a look at three big, physical shifts in Portland’s arts spaces this fall. </strong>

<strong>Plus: Survey Shows Law Firms Are Interested in AI but (Mostly) Not Hiring Robot Lawyers</strong>

<strong>Hemp advocates have praised the crop’s durability and versatility for decades. Now Oregon State is partnering with Native American tribes across the West to study potential uses for hemp in economic development. </strong>

<strong>Chilling out with Life Time Inc.'s GM</strong>

<strong>The PFI started as a series of sewing and patternmaking classes in Portland’s Hollywood neighborhood. Now more than 8,000 students have taken classes at the school — and many go on to full-time careers in the apparel industry.</strong>

<strong>The brewery, which partially collapsed in 2022 and experienced a second partial collapse in December, began demolition this week.</strong>