Business Journal-Portland articles from June 2001

Business Journal-Portland archives from June 2001

Wamu to scrap Western Bank brand.(Washington Mutual)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Five years after buying Western Bank of Oregon, thrift giant Washington Mutual has decided to eliminate the brand. Sometime in the fourth quarter of 2001 Seattle-based Wamu will convert the 33 Western Bank full-service branches it then...

Yoga's entrepreneurs in it for more than money.
June 1, 2001... They're selling better bodies. As well as better souls. Each of Portland's four Bikram yoga school owners thinks of himself or herself as a businessperson. With a twist. "We're not in this for the money," each will say. ...

Sonus alleges breach of contract in Siemens it.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Hearing aid retailer Sonus Corp. is suing one of its largest suppliers for more than $4.3 million, claiming Siemens Hearing Instruments Inc. raised its prices and breached its contact with Sonus. Paul Campbell, chief financial officer and...

Rogue Ales plans conquest of America through growth.(Rogue Ales nationwide expansion)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Less than six months after expanding into retail and micropubs, Rogue Ales is poised to take its pubs nationwide. The Newport-based brewery, which moved from the seventh-largest microbrewery in Oregon to the sixth in this year's Book of...

Vancouver planners begin to examine growth's price tag.(Washington State)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Being popular costs money. Or so the city of Vancouver has found as apartments and houses have proliferated around new strips of retail stores. Clark County commissioners recently put a cap on projected growth to control the sprawl until they...

Payment buys time to figure out strategy.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Assisted Living Concepts paid $4.7 million in interest due to convertible debenture holders late, but not too late. The money was due May 1 and the Portland-based company paid the interest on $162 million in convertible debentures May 24....

Pope & Talbot output reduced as prices dip.(Pulp production cuts)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In response to rapidly declining prices and weak demand for market pulp, pulp and paper manufacturer Pope & Talbot will cut pulp production by 32,000 metric tons during July and August at its Halsey, Ore., pulp mill. The company will rely on...

Freightliner.(CEO Jim Hebe resigns)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Freightliner CEO Jim Hebe resigned last week, and former Freightliner CFO Rainer Schmueckle reportedly was selected to return to the company to take his post. Freightliner has been hit hard in the past year by a downturn in the truck market...

GlobeSt.com.(Management issues)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... GlobeSt.com, which shut down its Portland web site and four others May 1 because of declining revenue and site visits, is looking for subscribers willing to pay $500 a year to bring back the Portland page. Companies with more than 10 users...

PacifiCorp.(Bonneville Power Administration)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... PacifiCorp released the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) from its five-year energy commitment. After the BPA announced that the Northwest's federal electricity system was headed for wholesale rate increases of 250 percent or more beginning...

Pioneer Square.(Square Association )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... There's a whole new world below Pioneer Square. A $2.6 million renovation by the Square Association has replaced the dark, gloomy offices with a bright, stainless steel one-stop center for travel and entertainment needs. Visitors enter the...

Powells.com.(Powell's City of Books)(Internet/Web/Online Service Information)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Powells.com, the web identity for Powell's City of Books in Portland, has teamed up with four literary publications to offer book reviews on a diverse selection of titles. Now, reviewers from Esquire, Salon.com, The New Republic and The...

Mentor finds new way to deal with Quickturn.(Mentor Graphics Corp.)(Government Activity)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In a surprise announcement last week that. raised some eyebrows, Mentor Graphics Corp. said it would begin providing remote access to emulation services for U.S. customers. Mentor Graphics (Nasdaq: MENT) is enjoined from selling one of its...

Klamath First ups ante with branch acquisition.(Klamath First Bancorp acquires Washington Mutual branches)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Klamath First Bancorp's decision to buy 13 bank branches owned by Washington Mutual will keep the community thrift growing, but at a significant cost. The $33 million acquisition, due for completion by the end of September, will boost...

Oregon-designed chip powers center's computer supercluster.(National Center for Supercomputing Applications )(Product Development)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has chosen a new IBM system to form a "supercluster" of computers capable of advanced processing. The IBM systems include Intel's new...

Saltzman growing into sustainability advocacy.(Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman)
June 1, 2001... The Business Journal recently caught up with Portland Commissioner Dan Saltzman, who some businesses view as an. emerging advocate for Portland's upsurging sustainability sector. We asked Saltzman questions ranging from his role in...

Regence of Oregon signs with eHealthInsurance.(Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The choice of a Porsche, a BMW or a Rolls Royce isn't much of a choice for people on a Toyota budget. "Affordability is synonymous with choice," said Gary Lauer, CEO of eHealthInsurance Services Inc. "If someone is uninsured today they...

Amazon.com reportedly set for W+K deal.(contract with Wieden and Kennedy)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Amazon.com this week is expected to name Portland-based Wieden + Kennedy as its new agency for an estimated $35 million to $50 million multimedia campaign. The Business Journal reported two weeks ago the Seattle-based company had narrowed...

Sequent's ex-CEO watching new business grow.(Casey Powell of Sliceware Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... There's lot of chopping and dicing these days at Sliceware Inc., as the startup led by onetime Sequent founder and CEO Casey Powell starts to heat up. The company has just gained two new board members, both with long experience in small...

New Edge exec testifies on broadband services.(Susan McAdams of New Edge Networks)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... New Edge Networks, a Vancouver, Wash.-based provider of broadband services in small to mid-sized cities, sent one of its executives to testify before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee last week on proposed legislation that would...

Be on the lookout for Czechs riding streetcars this summer.(Czech made streetcars arrive in Portland)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Portland citizens should prepare for an influx of Czechs in July. That's when the East Europeans will be leaving Prague and Pilsen to help Portland welcome its Czech-made streetcars. Among the business and civic leaders traveling here:...

Imminent logging heats up Eagle Creek battle.(Oregon)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In the early morning hours May 30, forest activists opposed to logging in the Eagle Creek region of Mt. Hood National Forest erected a blockade to prevent tree felling scheduled to commence Friday. Despite a delayed independent scientific...

Peter Stroeve.(CEO of ProDX)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Peter Stroeve Organization: ProDX Title: CEO What we do: ProDX is a leading provider of information technology solutions. Based in Portland, in just six years the company has grown to 350 employees...

Power to the people.(Peggy Fowler of Portland General Electric interviewed)(Interview)
June 1, 2001... PGE weighs need for conseervation, new plants What's a typical day like heading up the largest utility in Oregon in the midst of the West Coast power crisis? The Business Journal asked Peggy Fowler, CEO of Portland General Electric, that...

Value investing gaining favor with good results.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Local money managers who practice value investing are basking in the light of recent strong performance. For years managers who deployed a growth investment strategy--buying fast-growing companies whose share prices enjoy some positive...

Portland surgeon sets sights on aid to China.(Terry Burris)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A Portland eye surgeon left for northwest China May 24 on a 12-day mission to teach and to restore sight. Terry Burris of Northwest Corneal Services expects to put in 12-hour days during his stay in Gansu, China, a province where medical...

CHANGES AT PROVIDENCE, OHSU.(Timothy Goldfarb leaves Oregon Health and Science University)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Timothy Goldfarb, director of the Oregon Health and Science University Health Care System, leaves OHSU July 1 for a job at Florida-based Shands HealthCare. OHSU officials characterized his departure as a result of Shands "recruit[ing]."...

DOCTOR DEVELOPS KIDS' CRIB.(Brahm Goldstein)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... A pain in the back prompted Dr. Brahm Goldstein to design a better crib for Doernbecher Children's Hospital's tiniest patients. Goldstein ached from bending over cribs while attending to children in the intensive care unit. "I thought, 'Why...

JUST FOR THE PUN OF IT.(Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association sues BluePaw)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... You first read about BluePaw, the Portland company that sells pet health insurance, in The Business Journal March 1 (you might also have seen it in the Oregonian March 29). The itty-bitty startup launched into the Portland market in...

REMEMBERING A FRIEND.(AT&T Broadband honors Kevin Mulligan)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Kevin Mulligan was only 50 and AT&T Broadband's regional director of communications when he died of a heart attack last fall. Now friends at AT&T Broadband will remember Mulligan by sponsoring the Portland and Salem American Heart...

Columbian's web savvy garners national notice.(PBS program interviews Ken Bilderback)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The Columbian obviously has a knack for doing the web. The PBS show "American Business Review," hosted by Morley. Safer of "60 Minutes" fame, last week interviewed Ken Bilderback, manager of The Columbian's new media division. The...

GLOBEST.COM SEEKS TO REVIVE POX.(solicits funds to restart Portland real estate news page)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Go to GlobeSt.com's web site and you'll find an appeal to brokers and others interested in reviving the Portland real estate news source. But you have to reach into your pocketbook. GlobeSt., which shut down its Portland web site and...

PORTLAND'S BUSINESS WIRE MOVES.(to larger office)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Business Wire, the news service that competes with PR Newswire to distribute press releases, is moving to bigger digs downtown. The San Francisco-based company is also adding a second staff member in Portland to meet demand, said Tony...

FOOD CHAIN JAZZS UP PRE-FAB HOMES.(Super Good Cents homes)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... How do you make pre-fab homes seem desirable? Food Chain Films director Andrews Jenkins found a way in filming ads for Super Good Cents homes. The ads, created by Portland's Coates Kokes agency, show people inside the Super Good Cents homes...

Top 25 Oregon Wineries.(ranked by wine production)(Directory)(Statistical Data Included)
June 1, 2001... Top 25 Oregon Wineries Ranked by total gallons of wine produced Rank last Total Rank year Company Phone...

Top 25 microbreweries.(in Oregon)(Directory)
June 1, 2001... Top 25 microbreweries Ranked by 12 month total barrelage Prior Rank Rank Company 1 2 Deschutes Brewery 921 SW. Simpson Ave. Bend, Ore. 97702 2...

Woman's Time sets different course to create a safe haven.(A Woman's Time Menopause Options and Natural Medicine)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Their business plan was written on a dinner napkin. Their target market was a taboo subject. Their office was purchased with the philosophy, "Build it by Starbucks and they will come." They were profitable from day one. "Baby boomers...

More than just a lotion.(Pro-Gest progesterone cream)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Alarm clock, shower, coffee, cat food and cosmetics... and one more thing: Pro-Gest body cream. "Women have regimes, they use lotion as part of their morning routines," said Sharon MacFarland, owner and CEO of Transitions For Health Inc.,...

Tough times force marketers to go back to the basics.(such as customer relationship management)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Businesses small and large can no longer ignore the need to gird themselves for tough times. After all of the knee-jerk protective measures have been taken, e.g. restricting travel, slashing ad budgets, delaying approved capital expenditures...

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE.(Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects )(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Memo ACCOUNTING Brandon Bridwell joined KPMG LLP as business development director. ARCHITECTURE Ankrom Moisan Associated Architects promoted Tracey Anderson, Jill Fox, Chuck Hayward, Rick Heiserman, Gunnar Langhus, Marcus...

What price will the workers pay?(in proposed Weyerhaeuser acquisition of Willamette Industries)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The tension inside two of America's major forest products companies has to be intense right now. In just a few days, we may have a much better idea about the future of Willamette Industries and its ardent suitor, Weyerhaeuser Co. The...

Macho posturing drives the SUV.(sport-utility vehicles owners buy for image, not practicality, and should drive minivans)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... I've wanted to write this column for a longtime, but it always seemed kind of pointless. Well that's changed. It still seems kind of pointless, but I decided I really don't care after watching a hapless individual try to park a Ford...

Private, state investment in higher ed key to future.(higher education in Oregon)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... In spite the discouraging outlook that is often given about the state of the economy, we in Oregon face unique economic opportunities and growth potential. Currently private donors are making substantial investments to foster excellence in...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Major League bragging rights can't be justified from cost benefit basis To the editor: Oregon's 9 percent state personal income tax rate is being jumped on as a savior for those eager to bring Major League Baseball to Portland ("Yes,...

Insider Trading.(Mentor Graphics Corp., Columbia Sportswear Co.)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... The buying and selling of stock shares by area executives Patrick Anderson CFO Columbia Sportswear Shares to sell: 11,269 Share price: $71.03 Share value: $800,443 Robert Belter Vice president, officer...

A look at the region's Winners & Losers.(Blue Cross/Blue Shield)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Junki Yoshida The engaging Asian sauce mogul and Port of Portland commissioner has emerged as the port's man of the people. It's Yoshida who seems the most disturbed by the raise and bonus given to outgoing port director Mike Thorne. And...

SLAPSHOTS.(Sunriver Resort's main restaurant is evaluated)(Brief Article)
June 1, 2001... Vittles in Central Oregon *** Sunriver Resort's main restaurant admirably achieves the seemingly contradictory goals of satisfying kids while also serving first-class meals to parents. The atmosphere is casually elegant; the service...

Developers eyeing Durham quarry site.(Opus Northwest and Center Oak Properties)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Development plans are evolving for the Durham pit--an abandoned quarry that could become an office and retail mecca. Washington County, owner of the 28.6-acre site just west of Interstate 5 between Tualatin and Tigard, last month chose to...

German bosses weren't willing to give Hebe time.(Freightliner CEO James Hebe resigns)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... In early spring, Freightliner CEO James Hebe outlined a proposal to turn around the market for the money-losing truck maker. Hebe's Stuttgart, Germany-based bosses, however, didn't give him a chance to implement the proposed turnaround...

CW&I rides a twisted, curved road to success.(Columbia Wire and Iron works on 'Experience Music Project')(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Have you seen Paul Allen's "Experience Music Project" in Seattle? What has been termed a "psychedelic hallucination" that some say maybe shouldn't have happened maybe wouldn't have happened were it not for a small Portland-based business. ...

Local company preserving personal genetic history.(Longevity Labs launch DNA preservation kit)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... A Portland company is putting a new spin on the traditional family tree--its in home DNA preservation kit allows families to preserve their genetic history. Longevity Labs, a privately owned health product distributor, introduced...

Hunt & Gather goes for the 'rustic elegance' decor style.(stores feature art, antique furniture replicas, various other collectibles)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Tod Breslau has collecting in his blood. Raised in a family of art collectors and world travelers, he had visited most of the great art museums in the United States and Europe by age 15. He and his siblings were encouraged to start their own...

Oregon Steel's shares up with help from Bush.(stock price spurred by news that the Bush administration could push for restrictions on imported steel)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Shares of Oregon Steel Mills hit a new 52-week high for the second time in the past week. The stock's most recent jump was spurred by news that the Bush administration could push for restrictions on imported steel. That announcement drove...

The Numbers Game.(computer ownership in Oregon)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 8, 2001... The Numbers Game COMPUTER OWNERSHIP IN OREGON UP DRAMATICALLY Survey shows home computer ownership and internet access...

Insider Trading.(table shows stock activity by area executives)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
June 8, 2001... Insider Trading The buying and selling of stock shares by area executives Kevin Bushby W. Douglas Moreland Sr. vice...

Nike tests curbside shoe recycling in California.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... * The city of Laguna Beach, Calif., is serving as a testing ground for Nike Inc.'s pilot project for curbside recycling of, athletic shoes. The city's 9,800 residents received plastic bags designed to hold five to seven pairs of old athletic...

Portland Beavers.(Montreal Expos interested in PGE Park)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig sent his representative, Corey Busch, to a Portland Beavers game. More significantly, he met with key state and local leaders about the possibility of using PGE Park as an interim MLB ballpark for...

Sonus Corp.(secures $20 million line of credit)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 8, 2001... Sonus Corp. secured a $20 million line of credit to acquire more hearing centers, adding to 790 it owns in the United States and Canada. The line of credit was provided May 31 by an affiliate of GN ReSound Corp, one of Sonus major suppliers....

Oregon.(economic growth rankings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 8, 2001... Oregon ranked among the top three states in economic growth in the 1990s, "according to a report by the U.S. Commerce Department. Coming in third, Oregon's economy averaged 6.8 percent growth from 1992 through 1999. Arizona led all other states...

Oregon Environmental Council.(passes "Pay-As-You-Drive" insurance bill)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... The Oregon House of Representatives passed the Oregon Environmental Council's "Pay-As-You-Drive" insurance bill in a vote of 49-11. Chief co-sponsors are Reps. Charlie Ringo and Bruce Starr. Currently, insurance in the state is offered for six...

Grand Central Baking Co.
June 8, 2001... Grand Central Baking Co. said Wednesday it will extensively remodel its Southwest Portland store. The remodeling will start in mid-July, and the bakery, located at 3425 S.W. Multnomah St., will close for about four days during August....

CORRECTIONS.
June 8, 2001... In the May 11 issue of The' Business Journal's focus on health care, the name of one of Tuality Healthcare's program partners was incorrect. Tuality Healthcare is developing an open-heart surgery program in collaboration with Northwest Surgical...

ProSight strategy gets validation from client.(ProSight Inc.'s marketing alliance with Robbins-Gioia L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... ProSight Inc. received validation for its information technology portfolio management software this week through a new marketing alliance with Robbins-Gioia LLC, a 20-year-old management consulting firm. ProSight's technology which includes...

Printed circuit board company sells property to school district.(Yamamoto Manufacturing USA Inc., Beaverton School District)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Yamamoto Manufacturing USA Inc., a San Jose-based manufacturer of complex printed circuit boards, sold its 13.84-acre, 45,000-square-foot property on Cornell Road to the Beaverton School District on Monday The district paid $5 million for...

Annual meeting begins the end of the process.(Willametter Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Months of intensifying squabbling reached a climax Thursday when Willamette Industries Inc. held its long-anticipated annual meeting. Shareholders, employees and media packed into the third-floor ballroom of the Portland Art Museum to...

CTR getting the jump on Microsoft's Office XP.(CTR Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Several local companies have got the jump on Microsoft's new Office XP software package release, and are using the newest features internally or developing them for clients. By far the oldest of these companies is CTR Inc. Established in...

Channel depth doesn't stop Hanjin vessel.(depth of Columbia River's shipping channel)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... The Columbia River's 40-foot-deep shipping channel isn't stopping shipping company Hanjin from bringing some of its large vessels to the Port of Portland. But when the city's namesake Hanjin m.v. Portland recently called at the Port of...

Schmitt Industries plans to scale back business.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
June 8, 2001... Schmitt Industries Inc. is divesting from the wafer and disk drive markets. With the announcement, Schmitt joins a growing list of Portland-area companies affected by the slow economy Schmitt, with offices in England, Germany and Menlo...

InFocus new projector at new market.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
June 8, 2001... InFocus Corp. (Nasdaq: INFS) is offering a new lightweight projector that it hopes to sell beyond the company's traditional corporate markets. The LP290 is a liquid-crystal display (LCD) projector offering at a lower price--$3,999...

Realty Trust's small approach yields big results.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Realty Trust Group Inc. doesn't need a manufactured marketing slogan to tell customers small-sized real estate firms work. Its owners just need to repeat the question asked at a party by the head of a large, rival real estate firm: "If you...

Etrieve gets big boost with wireless deals.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Etrieve Inc., a private company developing technology for "the wireless mobile office," has made distribution and licensing deals with Nextel Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NXTL) and Qwest Wireless, a division of Qwest Communications International...

Reflections on '21 Dog Years' with Amazon.com.(Mike Daisey)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Mike Daisey is making a meal of his 19 months at Amazon.com. Make that 21 dog years. "At Amazon, dog years became the standard method of calculation for how long you'd worked there," Daisey said. One employee even prepared an Excel...

Eagle Creek foes rally at Forest Service office.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... While it often takes a ledge sit or act of "eco-terrorism" for local media to touch upon the controversial Eagle Creek timber sale, issues bristling for four years in the forests east of Estacada appear to be reaching a crescendo this week....

KGW and PAX reach agreement on news shows.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... KGW-TV will provide its 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts for broadcast on PAX-TV as part of a new 10-year sales agreement between the two stations. KPXG-TV 22 will re-air KGW's 6 p.m. newscast at 7 p.m. and its 11 p.m. newscast at 11:30 p.m....

Nike launches women's-only stores in.(Los Angeles area)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... As part of the continued campaign targeting a larger market share of the feminine demographic, Nike's Women's division announced today the launch of Nike women's-only stores in targeted Los Angeles markets. The company has been waging a...

BOC moves forward despite slowing economy.(BOC Edwards Kachina)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Semiconductor recession or no semiconductor recession, a company that provides services to Oregon's dominant industry is coming to Hillsboro. BOC Edwards Kachina opens its new 22,000-square-foot facility next week, where it will offer...

Portland and others line up for baseball.(seeks professional team)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Two markets are pressing their case as the best destination for a troubled Major League Baseball team looking for a new home. Supporters of baseball in northern Virginia released a study last week that concluded there would be little impact...

Mark Dodson.(profile)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Mark Dodson Organization: NW Natural Title: President and COO What we do: Natural gas distribution and service to nearly 530,000 residential and business customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington....

Abuzz about Bezos.(Jeffrey Bezos)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Amazon.com's embattled chief shows no willingness to budge Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos' ebullient mood at last month's annual meeting belied ominous rumblings about his leadership of the e-commerce giant. Increasingly in recent...

Beavers looking sharp thanks to local ad shop.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... As a Major League Baseball fan, and critic of not-so-snazzy uniforms like the L.A. Dodgers, I wanted to know who whipped up the Portland Beavers' classy new burnt red and charcoal black logo, with a winking beaver: They spell "big-time."...

SASQUATCH SWEATS CAMELBAK.(Sasquatch Advertising)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Don't try it in the pool. It's hikers and bikers who take regular sips from the Camelbak, the Petaluma, Calif.-made water-filled backpack systems, in the new ad campaign created by Sasquatch Advertising. The Portland ad agency designed...

DUCKS FOUND IN TIMES SQUARE.(University of Oregon football advertises)(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... Used to be that hot Calvin Klein models dominated the billboard in New York City's Times Square. Now a University of Oregon football player is the hunk-di-tutti on view. A seven-stories-tall billboard featuring Duck quarterback Joey...

AD AWARDS ENTER CYBERWORLD.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... The Rosey Awards went online this year, forcing many already harried ad, radio and TV professionals to struggle through the entry info on their computers. As always, most will wait until the last minute on June 8 to enter the contest. The...

Lend a hand to uncover Portland's tech heritage.(Brief Article)
June 8, 2001... A couple of weeks ago, Portland State University graduate student Heike Mayer dropped by the office to talk with me about local technology companies. Heike is doing research for her doctoral dissertation, which explores how Portland has managed...