Christen McCurdy
Freelance Reporter and Editor at Freelance
Editor at Oregon Business
Editor, @OregonBusiness. Cat fancier, plant parent, enthusiast. She/her. christenm @ https://t.co/AitJpm7Xjp or christenmccurdy @ gmail.
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1 week ago |
oregonbusiness.com | Christen McCurdy
Wright talks about how the Eugene-based grocery chain’s model has helped it thrive in the face of disruption — including a cyberattack that knocked out systems for one of the industry’s big suppliers. Share this article!Rick Wright grew up in the grocery industry. Wright’s father, Richard Wright, Sr., worked in the industry, and in 1979, Wright took the reins of his father’s business, which included a number of Thriftway and Price Choppers locations, eventually rebranding as Market of Choice.
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1 week ago |
oregonbusiness.com | Christen McCurdy
The Grants Pass-founded coffee chain had previously relocated operations to Arizona and Texas. Share this article!A stimulating home-grown Oregon corporation is packing for the greener pastures of Phoenix. The national brand Dutch Bros — the state’s second-highest valued company after Nike — will move its corporate headquarters to Arizona, the Portland Business Journal was first to report.
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1 month ago |
oregonbusiness.com | Christen McCurdy
The facility, the company’s first in Central Oregon, is expected to accelerate shipping by 50%. Share this article!Amazon will open a 14-acre warehouse in Redmond to speed package delivery in Central Oregon. The 84,000-square-foot site — small compared to Amazon’s facilities in Portland, Troutdale and Hillsboro — will be the company’s first location east of the Cascades, according to The Oregonian.
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Feb 28, 2025 |
oregonbusiness.com | Christen McCurdy
Trump’s purge of the national workforce has hit hundreds of thousands of workers across the country, with bigger cuts expected soon. Share this article!As the Trump Administration continues to fundamentally reduce and restructure the federal government, with major layoffs expected soon, Oregon employment officials are preparing for an influx of unemployed federal workers.
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Nov 22, 2024 |
oregonbusiness.com | Christen McCurdy
The storied Willamette Valley creamery is expanding its product line this year to include kids’ products — and probiotic butter. Share this article!Blake Thompson’s grandparents, Chuck and Sue Kesey, started the Springfield Creamery and Nancy’s Probiotic Yogurt 65 years ago. In 2012, Thompson began working on the production floor alongside his brothers; then he went to grad school. After obtaining his MBA, Thompson went back into the family business as the company’s chief innovation officer.
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