News, articles, and interesting stuff from the College of Business
Last spring, a group of students in the College of Business’s Women Mean Business club were invited to tour Naumes Inc., Harry and David and Lithia Motors and see the inner workings of some of southern Oregon’s economic cornerstones.
Crafting the perfect business plan, leveraging a team of subject-matter experts, doing everything as close to right – the first time. That is what three College of Business centers for excellence are striving for in their work on $10 million OSU Global Hemp Innovation Center and the U.S. Department of Agriculture project.
Growing up in the Rogue Valley near Medford, Oregon, in the 1960s, Laura Naumes ‘81 was steeped in her family’s orchard and fruit-packing business. By the time she planned to attend Oregon State University, she knew she wanted to stay in the family business.
Matt Watson '99 could have taken a job at a small agency after graduating with a design degree from Oregon State. But predictable and safe is not how he chose to begin his career.
Reid Burford discovered a simple truth – freshly roasted coffee is better coffee. And he founded a business.
The College of Business is an integral part of OSU's new $10 million grant for the Global Hemp Innovation Center from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
First Alternative Natural Foods Co-op turns to MBA researchers for insights into the Thanksgiving Day intricacies of fresh turkey sales.
Husband and wife, Aaron and Kelsy Ausland, had a vision: a company that integrated architecture, engineering and construction.
What began in 1992 with Rich and his best friend mowing lawns based out of a garage has evolved into a full-service residential and commercial operation with more than 100 employees.
Lithia Motors has been dedicated to making communities better places to live, work and play for 75 years, and earns the 2021 Dean’s Award for Family Business Leadership.
Jonathan Riley's creative firm, better, takes on the big issues to empower a community.
Beaverton Foods has enjoyed more than 90 years of success because of hard work, good taste and innovation.
At 56, Susie Wright, a longtime stylist for Nordstrom and influential fashion blogger, finishes what she started as an undergrad.
Darius Northern's People of Colour clothing brand makes challenging and provocative statements about race and privilege in the United States.
Tourism in Oregon is a $12.3 billion industry employing 115,400, according to state agency Travel Oregon, making it an important “export-oriented” industry. Outside the urban areas, tourism generates roughly 10% of jobs
New beginnings, a chance meeting, an unlikely cast and tragedy make up the story of how two families came together to form a successful Portland specialty food business.
