• Inside the Nautilus renaissance (Photos)

    Nautilus racked up nearly $225 million in losses after credit markets seized up in 2008 and demand for the company's exercise equipment evaporated.A decade later, thanks to disciplined financial management, a worker-led cultural renaissance and heavy investments in research and development, the company's balance sheet is healthy and it's spinning off enough cash to consider acquisitions.The company is hiring and its enterprise value — a basic measure of a company's market value — is
  • Settlement could bring hard stormwater pollution limits for Oregon businesses

    Environmentalists are aiming for numeric limits on copper, lead, zinc and total suspended solids.
  • Design Week's co-founder lands a new gig

    Portland creative agency Instrument has hired well-known Portland designer Tsilli Pines as its vice president of creative.The big new hire comes just three months after the agency inked a strategic partnership with MDC Partners Inc. (Nasdaq: MDCA). MDC acquired 51 percent of the agency to help fuel expansion.“Tsilli will help define the next chapter at Instrument by fostering creative excellence, facilitating growth throughout the organization, and cultivating a vibrant, inclusive creative
  • First look: New downtown Portland coffee, banking spot preps for opening

    Downtown visitors and regulars who've been wondering what the inside of the new Capital One Cafe at the corner of Southwest Morrison Street and Broadway is going to look like will have to wait just a little longer.
    The cafe, which will be open to Capital One (NYSE: COF) customers and non-customers alike, is scheduled to open sometime in late August. It's been under construction in the prime retail spot formerly occupied by Abercrombie & Fitch for about a year.
    When it does open, the cafe wil
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  • Portland investment firm fined $135K

    The regulatory body for investment firms alleged M Holdings failed to maintain and enforce a supervisory system between December 2013 and June 2015. M Holdings consented to the fine, but did not admit or deny the allegations.
  • SureID names ex-Intel manager new GM

    SureID, a commercial biometric services company that was created last fall, has tapped a former Intel manager to lead it.Ned Hayes, who'll become SureID's new general manager, joined the company in July. In this role, he also serves as vice president for Sterling Talent Solutions, which owns SureID.In October 2017, Sterling Talent Solutions acquired the SureID business and name. The company previously consisted of the commercial biometric and fingerprint security business as well as a government
  • Five Things to know for Monday: Any thoughts on our website?

    Welcome to today's Five Things, where truth, as it is everywhere, is always truth.Here's hoping your truth this week is that you'll be happy and wiser once Friday rolls around.He means businessAndrew Hoan has arrived.If you don't know the name, you will, undoubtedly soon. He's the new Portland Business Alliance CEO who started in June.We gave him a bit of time to get the lay of the land before meeting with him.Hence, we enlisted Matthew Kish to talk to him late last week. Here's his report.Just&

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