How does a family business survive three generations? An interview with the CEO of Beaverton Foods
For this episode of the EconMinute podcast, we again co-host with Jim Pasero, publisher of the Oregon Transformation Newsletter. We are join...
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15 episodesWildfires and regulation: How the Portland Spirit business deals with disaster
For this episode of Econ Minute, we are doing an experiment. In collaboration with the Oregon Transformation Project, we have Jim Pasero - a...
Reforming health care: A lesson from Apollo 13
“Houston, we have a problem.” It’s the most famous line from Apollo 13 and perhaps how most Republicans are feeling about their plans to rep...
Taxes, more taxes, and ... "recreational" marijuana
With the ink barely dry on Oregon's costly Low Carbon Fuel Standard law, Portland city commissioner Steve Novick bets than a 10-cents-a-gall...
Unspoiled by progress
With legalization of recreational marijuana sales in Oregon just a day away, Portland City Hall is still working out how it plans to regulat...
Déjà vu all over again
It’s "déjà vu all over again" on the Tuesday Memo / Econ Minute podcast. A few days after Los Angeles declares a state of emergency on homel...
TuesdayMemo/EconMinute podcast: Win-win
"Win-win" is the topic for this week's podcast because it's "game on" for Portland's election season. Oregon state treasurer Ted Wheeler ent...
TuesdayMemo and EconMinute team up to podcast about Portland
TuesdayMemo and EconMinute team up for a very Portland podcast. We bring together politics, economics, and a dose of common sense into the c...
Hillary Clinton, jobs, Big Bird, and trolls all in one short podcast!
Big issues in this week's Econ Minute Podcast: Hillary Clinton gets it wrong on the economy jobs connection. Don't blame Baby Boomers for th...
The worst solution to homelessness, Millennials and their parents, and a taste of Chinese wines
This week's Econ Minute Podcast spans the globe and crosses generations. First we have what may be the one of the worst solutions to urban h...
Uber, criminal background checks, streetcars, and transportation safety. Does education pass the "smell test?"
This week's podcast looks at intersection of the ridesharing service Uber, criminal background checks, streetcars, and transportation safety...
Millennials, affordable housing, and taxing star scientists
What are Millennials and what do they want? Econ Minute answers that with a presentation from the PSU Center for Real Estate Annual Conferen...
Gridlock, Painkiller Abuse, Jobs, and Free Speech
Podcast: Gridlock, Painkiller Abuse, Jobs, and Free Speech. For more, visit EconMinute.com .
Minimum Wage, Short People, Tall People, and Dinosaur Science
Minimum Wage, Short People, Tall People, and Dinosaur Science. For more, visit EconMinute.com .
First Podcast – Subsidies, Smokes, And Solar
First Podcast: Subsidies, Smokes, and a Solar Scandal. For more, visit EconMinute.com .