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Portland Business Journal
Portland, OR · English · Digital
A business-focused media outlet covering local and regional business news, including corporate developments, startups, and economic trends in Portland, Oregon. It reports on industry-specific stories such as technology, real estate, and finance.
- Top beat: Business
- Tracked since 2026
- 3 Portland, OR peers
Latest stories
- 23 new Portland-area executives you should know (Q2 2026)The Leader Board feature highlights 23 new Portland-area executives in Q2 2026.
- Lake Oswego manufacturer opens Orlando HQ to serve aerospace and defense industryRapta, an Oregon-based AI software company, opens an Orlando headquarters to serve aerospace and defense customers in the Eastern United States.
- Cambia Health Foundation announces its new leaderCambia Health Foundation has named a new leader from its Strategy and Innovation team following the retirement of Peggy Mcguire.
- Dundon: Why public funds are necessary to renovate Portland's arenaDundon states that public funds are essential for renovating Portland's Moda Center, presenting this to local business leaders.
- Officials make case for $600M in public funds for Moda Center renovationsPortland officials and business leaders are advocating for $600 million in public funds to renovate the Moda Center.
- High-profile Portland psilocybin retreat center shuts downHigh-profile Portland psilocybin retreat center shuts down after three-year lease ends, shifting focus to national training and education.
- ESS, after burning through $860M on one battery tech, pivots to anotherESS, after spending $860M on iron flow batteries, is switching to sodium-ion technology and partnering with Alsym Energy.
- What to know about Agility Robotics' SPAC plansAgility Robotics, founded by Jonathan Hurst at Oregon State University, plans to go public through a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI.
- Portland-area biotech receives $100M investment led by Eli LillyPortland-area biotech receives $100M investment led by Eli Lilly. Absci will use the proceeds to advance drug development for pattern hair loss and endometriosis.
- Lloyd Center redevelopers urge Portland council to uphold master plan ahead of appeal hearingLloyd Center redevelopers ask Portland City Council to maintain the master plan before an appeal hearing on the mall's redevelopment.
- Salem robotics company to go public in SPAC merger valuing it at $2.5BSalem robotics company Agility Robotics will go public through a SPAC merger valued at $2.5 billion.
- Cocktail bar Take Two to close: 'We just don't have any more runway'Cocktail bar Take Two in Concordia is closing due to plummeting sales and surging costs, with owners citing the Iran war as a contributing factor.
- Nike hires CFO from pharma giantNike appoints a new CFO from a pharma company as it undergoes leadership changes during a difficult period.
- Nicole Hughes stepping down as head of Renewable NorthwestNicole Hughes is leaving her position as executive director of Renewable Northwest after eight years.
- 'Lower the risk:' CRE panelists on how to bring investors to Portland projectsPortland CRE panelists discuss job growth and out-of-state investment as ways to attract investors despite real estate survey pessimism.