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Business Tribune
MARCH 24, 2015
GENZE E-BIKES
HIT STUMPTOWN
BICYCLE
INSIDE
TECH TONIC
FAILURE TO
RETIRE
EXPORTLANDIA
BOOST
BY DEAN BAKER
2 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 BUSINESS TRIBUNE 3
POWER
ASSIST TO
THE PEOPLE
E-bikes are gaining
popularity
in Portland
TRIBUNE PHOTO: DEAN BAKER
COVER: Tim Navarette shows off the new GenZe e-bike at the company’s outlet in northeast Portland. ABOVE: James and Ann McDowell show off their GenZe e-bikes at their home in Hillsboro.
BY DEAN BAKER
J
ames and Anne McDowell GenZe’s Portland Event Marketing ing headaches in cities. GenZe offi- and trucks and industrial equip-
and Eric Bekebrede are pio- Manger Tim Navarette. He is a cials say more than 100,000 e-bikes ment. The company employs 180,000
neers in an e-bike revolution Portland State MBa alum and long- were sold in the U.S last year. people, including about 100 in new
that has quietly motored in- his to ride 10 miles to work. time Portland resident. “I haven’t Navarrette admitted not every- e-bike and scooter assembly plants
to the Portland metro area. The McDowells are some of the owned a car here in 10 years. I did one wants an e-bike. Many hate in Ann Arbor, and Troy, Mich.
The e-bike’s 36-volt electric motor first Portland-area customers of own a 50 cc scooter for a while. A two-wheelers, or prefer bikes. But, In the U.S., Mahinda is most
gives extra oomph on hills and eas- Mahindra GenZe, a company based 30-mile range vehicle is feasible. he said, it’s clear that the burgeon- known for its tractors, but the com-
es pedal power on the flat. The Mc- in India with new roots in the San These vehicles were designed for ing car-free, apartment culture of pany is expanding into U.S. urban
Dowells plan to use their new Ma- Francisco Bay area. The company Portland. It’s a logical step for us, Portland promises a growing mar- transportation, keying on e-bikes
hindra GenZe e-bikes as supple- opened their shop in bike-happy very strategic.” ket for electric two-wheelers. and scooters.
mental transportation on a long ad- Portland in November. E-bikes are popular the world Mahindra is a $17 billion con- GenZe has joined Portland’s al-
venture around the United States “The bicycling infrastructure over for their convenience in skirt- glomerate headquartered in India,
later this year; Bekegrede is using here is so great,” said Mahindra ing traffic jams and dodging park- famous for tractors, electric cars CONTINUED / Page 4
4 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
■ From page 3
ready busy electric bike market
that includes The E-Bike Store,
Cynergy E-Bikes, Field Electric,
Ecospeed Inc., and Greenlight
Bikes.
Prices range from economy mod-
els as low as $800, up to $1,499 for
GenZe’s e-bike and $2,999 for its 2.0
scooter available in the summer. E-
bikes can cost a lot more, up to
$4,900 or even $7,800 for top e-scoot-
er models, an array of which can be
seen in many online ads.
Jim McDowell, 72, and Anne, 62,
plan to use their new e-bikes as
supplementary transportation as
they travel from their Hillsboro
home around the United States in a
26-foot travel trailer behind a Toyo-
ta Tundra.
Anne’s knee surgeries make rid-
ing a standard bike painful, she
said, and the e-bike eases that pain.
“It’s the bomb,” she said.
She’s a retired teacher and Jim
is a retired computer technician.
They studied the e-bike market for
a couple years before buying Gen-
Ze’s e-bike in mid-March.
Eric Bekebrede, 55, bought his
GenZe e-bike for another reason,
mainly to commute to work. “It’s 10
miles from where I live in Wilson-
TRIBUNE PHOTOS: DEAN BAKER
ville to Canby where my business
is,” he said. “I tried riding my bike Eric Bekebrede crosses the Canby ferry on his GenZe e-bike.
but it’s too much work.” His busi-
ness is T-Line Design, doing bike will get between 18 and 20
screen-printing and embroidering. miles on a charge, Navarrette said. TAKE A RIDE
“This e-bike rides like a dream,” The 2.0 battery needs to be re- Mahindra GenZe
he said. “The engineering is great. charged after about 30 miles. Portland Service Center
They really put a lot of effort into GenZe touts both of its vehicles 6907 NE 79th Court
it, and it is a great machine.” as answering changing transporta- Test drive days: April 20, 21, 22
The company is looking also to tion needs in cities that are expect- Web: genze.com
sell its new e-scooter, the GenZe ed to accommodate 6.3 billion peo-
2.0, assembled in Ann Arbor, Mich., ple by 2050.
and available beginning in the sum- “We want to work with eco- own car, it would be quite a mess.
mer. neighborhoods to deal with trans- They had success in Asia and Eu-
A pre-production model is avail- portation issues,” Navarette said. rope where the culture is different,
able for test drives at the compa- He said the company’s goal is “re- and a lot more people ride scoot-
ny’s outlet in northeast Portland. defining urban mobility.” ers, bikes or e-bikes, and they saw
The e-bike comes in two alumi- “GenZe wanted to build a con- that a marketing potential is here.”
num-frame models, with differing sumer vehicle company from the That was the origin of their idea:
handlebars. It weighs 46 pounds, ground up in the U.S.,” he said. to build a new urban transporta-
runs at a top speed of 16 mph on “They realized if they wanted to tion culture around electric two-
throttle mode, can travel on throt- sell a vehicle in the United States wheeled vehicles. The company
tle alone or as pedal-assisting. It’s they had to design it, manufacture wants to help this transition and Navarette believes there is a bicycle for everyone — even if it does have a
got a seven-speed Shimano derail- it, and base it here, and so our busi- incidentally sell a lot of vehicles, he battery and a motor.
leur and a LCD display showing ness headquarters are in the Sili- said.
speed and distance. The wheels are con Valley of California, and manu- Navarrette and the company’s
26 by 1.75 inches. facturing in Michigan.” Portland Experience Manager
Battery charging of the e-bike They rejected the notion of a se- Steve Spock are working with non- “Our attitude is that we believe erybody,” Navarrette said.
varies depending on how much one dan because of rapid urbanization profits, including Portland’s five there is a bicycle for everyone, and “A lot of people are open to it. We
pedals and how much one uses the in the country. eco-districts as well as businesses if adding a motor and battery gets want to integrate into the commu-
battery. On battery alone, the e- “If everyone was driving their to promote the e-bike ideal. people on a bike, that’s a win for ev- nity.”
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New markets open possibilities for everyone
I
n recent weeks, we have seen Malaysia, Darussalam, New Zea- and farmers produce the most so- not connected to trade. related to trade. If they didn’t
growing public discussion land, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Singa- phisticated, sought-after and It also seems to me that trade have those jobs — and those pay-
about two proposals currently pore, Vietnam and Brunei, a list high-quality products available, should play a key role in our eq- checks — they wouldn’t be com-
before Congress: the Trans-Pa- that includes and it is a source of pride that uity agenda. Many of our key ing to me to remodel their hous-
cific Partnership (TPP) agreement eight of Ore- our small state plays such an out- trade-related industries are man- es. So I — and the people who
and Trade Promotion Authority
(TPA).
gon’s 12 larg-
est export des-
Debbie sized role in driving our nation’s
exports. According to public
ufacturers, and we know that
manufacturing jobs, on average,
work for my small business —
benefit from trade.
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is
a key negotiator on both pieces of
tinations. The
TPP has the
Kitchin opinion research conducted by
DHM Research for the Portland
pay more than non-manufactur-
ing jobs. In fact, a Value of Jobs
The TPP could expand the pos-
sibilities of Oregon’s trade-based
legislation, which also have Presi- potential to Business Alliance, 90 percent of look at manufacturing found that economy even further, growing
dent Obama’s strong backing. I’d greatly ex- voters surveyed in the Portland people of color and people who more jobs. Countries in the TPP
like to offer a perspective on why pand Oregon’s region felt it important for Ore- don’t speak English at home earn make up 48 percent of Oregon’s
the TPA and TPP are essential trade with gon’s elected leaders to support 50 percent more in manufactur- exports, and they are a source of
for the economic prosperity and new markets, the development of international ing jobs — and those jobs fre- important foreign direct invest-
vitality of our state, and even im- reaching new trade. In addition, 62 percent said quently provide a path out of pov- ment for our state: more than 145
portant to small businesses like customers, increasing the promotion of Ore- erty for less advantaged families. companies from the TPP nations
mine, which you wouldn’t typical- primarily in PORTLAND gon products abroad to open up So if we are serious about pursu- have a presence in Oregon, em-
ly think are connected to trade.
But first, the background.
Asia. As Presi-
dent Obama
BUSINESS and expand markets should be
prioritized.
ing an equity agenda in this re-
gion, promoting trade has to be
ploying thousands of workers.
With the new legislation, that
Renewal of the TPA must come recently stat- ALLIANCE That voter support for trade ex- part of it. presence can only grow.
first. Created by Congress in 1974, ed, 95 percent ists for good reason. Trade brings The ripple effect across the I have written my congressio-
Trade Promotion Authority is of the world’s revenue and family-wage jobs to economy is significant. Trade- nal representatives asking them
power granted by Congress to the consumers live outside the U.S. businesses of all sizes and sectors. based companies rely on local to support the TPA and the TPP. I
president to negotiate and sign That makes global trade legisla- In fact, according to the Alliance’s service providers like contractors hope you will as well.
trade pacts such as the Trans-Pa- tion something we cannot afford Value of Jobs reports on trade, and suppliers, and their workers
cific Partnership. The TPA ex- to postpone if Oregon is to stake about 90 percent of Oregon ex- buy houses and cars, and shop Debbie Kitchin is an owner of
pired in 2007 and must be re- a competitive claim in a rapidly porters are small- to medium- and eat in local establishments. InterWorks, LLC, a general contracting
newed. evolving marketplace. sized businesses. Plus almost half And sometimes they remodel, firm located in Portland’s Central East-
The TPP — Trans-Pacific Part- Trade is a regional strength. In a million jobs in the state are tied which is where my business, In- side. She chairs the Portland Business
nership — is a proposed trade 2014, Oregon exported $21 billion directly or indirectly to trade, and terWorks, LLC, comes in. I know Alliance Board of Directors and is presi-
agreement among the United in products to markets in every trade-related jobs, on average, pay that a lot of my customers work dent of the Central Eastside Industrial
States, Canada, Japan, Australia, corner of the world. Our workers nearly 20 percent more than those for companies that are directly Council.
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6 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
FAILURE TO RETIRE
Portland is becoming a haven for retirees a consulting business, was
on a panel that discussed
care industry.
Barnes cautioned
the traditional retirement
age.
become an “age friendly”
city. The Institute on Aging
who want to stay in the workforce
Encore Entrepreneurship that while older Americans Portland is attracting a was established at Portland
at the Portland Business are working longer, starting high number of retirement- State University as part of
Alliance’s monthly break- a business is not for every- age people, many of whom the program in 2006. It
T
hanks to a certain Water Ave. It is aimed at fast forum on March 18. one, in part because of the are expected to continue helped prepare the Age-
cult TV comedy people 50 and above who The other panelists were hours and responsibility. working. Attractions in- Friendly Portland Action
show, Portland has are looking for extra in- Debbie Barnes, interim fi- And she also warned clude the moderate climate Plan adopted by the City
a reputation as a come, something to keep nancial security vice presi- against investing retire- and some of the same ame- Council in 2013 that is being
city where young people go them busy, or a new chap- dent for AARP, and Mi- ment funds in a business. nities that attract young incorporated into the Com-
to retire. ter in their lives. chael Wright, senior advi- “If it fails, then you’re left people, including recre- prehensive Plan update that
Although some dispute “We were swamped,” sor to ZoomCare, the local with nothing and not a lot of ational and cultural oppor- will guide future growth
that, there’s little doubt PCC Small Business Man- neighborhood-based medi- time to come up with more,” tunities, such as the grow- over the next 20 years. Goals
Portland is also a city agement Strategic Advisor cal services company. Barnes said. ing food scene. They are include helping older people
where older people keep Jackie Babicky Peterson Significant, both Barnes According to Barnes, contributing to a projected live productive, fully en-
working — sometimes by said of the turnout when and Wright had previous Portland is far from the only 106 percent increase in the gaged lives.
starting new busi-
BY JIM
registration for the careers. Barnes worked for city where older people are number of people 65 and The Portland Business
nesses after retir- program opened. A the Massachusetts Attor- starting their own business- older living in the metropol- Alliance, which represents
ing, an emerging number of partici- ney General’s office and es. She said it a national itan area over the next from business owners through-
trend being called
Encore Entrepre-
REDDEN pants are already
pursuing careers
Wright is the cofounder
and retired president and
trend driven by two factors.
First, many older Ameri-
2010 to 2030. Metro predicts
they will account for 34.6
out town, has also started
free small business counsel-
neurship. in counseling, Pe- CEO of Wellpartner, a Port- cans need the money be- percent of the regional pop- ing program that is avail-
So many older Portland- terson says, including one land-based mail-order cause they lost a lot of their ulation in 15 years. able to older people, said
ers are interested in start- woman who want to help pharmacy company. savings during the Great As discussed at the forum, President and CEO Sandra
ing businesses that last health care professional “I call it ‘failure to re- Recession. Second, demo- Portland is working to be McDonough. It is funded by
September, Portland Com- provide better end of life tire,’” Wright joked about graphics show people are more welcoming to older a grant from the Rockefeller
munity College started pro- care to their patients. his work at ZoomCare, living longer and healthier people. It is participating in Foundation.
gram to help them at its Peterson, who also owns where he was recruited be- lives, meaning they have a World Health
Oregon Small Business cause of his business back- the interest and energy to Organization
Development Center ground and knowledge keep working well past program to
near OMSI at 1626 SE of the health
DREAMSTIME
ILLUSTRATION
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 BUSINESS TRIBUNE 7
SHOULD OREGON GET INTO THE
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT BUSINESS?
Two bills aim to make Kennedy and Democratic lieuten-
ant governor of Maryland from
voluntary. Obama has said he
would like to see automatic enroll-
individual retirement
1995 to 2003. ment of workers who do not have
Both joined Wheeler last fall at a access to other savings plans, but
accounts available to
forum of the City Club of Portland that step would require congres-
to endorse the concept. sional approval.
But Oregon and national busi-
all Oregonians ness interests have testified
against the bills at legislative com-
mittee hearings.
What’s next?
During a recent hearing of the
House Business and Labor Com-
Rep. Bill
Kennemer of Elizabeth Howe of the Portland mittee on HB 2960, Rep. Paul Ev-
Business Alliance says the bills ans, D-Monmouth, voiced skepti-
BY PETER WONG Oregon City is
the lone
Republican
give incentives for participation
only to employers who offer state-
cism about the alternatives raised
to a state-sponsored plan.
sponsored plans — and the plans “I am assuming this problem
sponsor of
B
arbara Perrin of Eugene put the state in direct competition did not happen just last night,” Ev-
HB 2960.
says she’s an example of with the private sector. ans said.
why Oregon should re- TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO “The state could take steps to “I am a little bit confused as to
quire employers to offer better inform small employers why, only after the treasurer’s of-
automatic enrollment in a state- and elsewhere for legislation to save. We are trying to save mon- about their options for private-re- fice decides to take on this issue,
sponsored savings plan for retire- aimed at automatic enrollment in ey for future taxpayers and make tirement plans and to provide in- there is a flurry of activity to try
ment. state-sponsored retirement sav- sure young people have the ability centives for all small employers, to find alternatives.”
For years, she did the account- ings plans. to retire when they get my age,” not just the ones who participate in Evans compared the current
ing and marketing for her hus- “If we can help people get the says Beyer, who’s 66. a state plan,” she says. debate to that 80 years ago over
band’s work as an artist. But after access they need to be self-reliant Rep. Tobias Read, D-Beaverton, Tom Simpson, director of gov- the federal Social Security sys-
their divorce, she was left with on- and live in dignity in retirement, is also a chief sponsor of both bills. ernment affairs for Standard In- tem, which mandated participa-
ly Social Security. She had put sav- that is a good thing for taxpayers He says when workers have ac- surance based in Portland, says, tion by workers and their em-
ings into a house — the equity and individuals,” she says. “Al- cess to a savings plan, 71 percent “There are better plans” already ployers. Social Security was cre-
from which all but disappeared though education is necessary, it is take advantage of it, compared offered on the private market, but ated in an era when life expec-
during the past several years, al- not sufficient. We need to take ac- with only 4.6 percent when they neither employers nor employees tancy was 61, and the retirement
though she was finally able to sell tion.” must seek one on their own. are aware of them. age was 65.
the house. “My feeling is that this concept Elise Brown represents the Se- Committee Chairman Paul
“I never had any kind of job, ex- Pending proposals of retirement security is where a curities Industry and Financial Holvey, D-Eugene, says, “There is
cept for one, where I was offered a Two bills — House Bill 2960 and lot of people come together — peo- Markets Association, which op- going to be a lot of conversation
retirement benefit,” says Perrin, Senate Bill 615 — are pending in ple who are in different places on posed the original 2013 study bill. among our colleagues and stake-
who’s 68. legislative committees, which have different issues” such as the pend- “Our goal is to turn nonsavers holders” before any action on the
“As a single mother, I was often already conducted public hearings. ing bills on other employee bene- into savers, but this (2015) bill is legislation.
putting together a part-time job Both would set up a board within fits, he says. not the answer,” she says. At the hearing, Alexandria
here and a part-time job there. Un- the Oregon State Treasury to de- HB 2960 has just one Republican As an alternative, Simpson and Jones-Patten, a senior case manag-
fortunately, I do not see a huge velop state-sponsored plans that sponsor, Rep. Bill Kennemer of Or- Brown promoted an amendment to er for the Urban League of Port-
change for women in this regard, employees can enroll in through egon City. give state tax credits to all employ- land, said she has worked with ma-
even though it’s changing to some payroll deductions by mid-2017. The state-sponsored retirement ers setting up retirement savings ny seniors who have to get by on
degree. It does not happen over- Enrollment would be automatic, al- savings plans have been likened to plans, linked to household-income $1,000 or less each month. She says
night. though employees could opt out, the Oregon 529 College Savings limits in federal law. 20 percent of African-American 65
“Had I had the opportunity to and employers would not be re- Plan, which is managed by a pri- They also promoted a new my- and older — and 19 percent of His-
participate in something like this quired to contribute to the plans. vate contractor, not directly by the RA account, which the U.S. Trea- panics in that age group — live un-
when I was younger, I would have.” The plans offered through the state. sury created after President der the federal poverty level.
Nationally, and in Oregon, half of proposed board would have to Oregon is one of several states Barack Obama called for it in his Nevertheless, she adds, “many
all private-sector workers lack ac- comply with nine recommended considering such action, although 2014 State of the Union address. of my peers have not gotten the
cess to a traditional pension or a standards set out by a task force none has acted yet. However, such accounts are aimed message that it is never too early
retirement savings plan, such as a led by state Treasurer Ted Wheel- primarily at principal preservation to save.”
401 (k) or an individual retirement er. Lawmakers created the task For and against — the money is invested in govern- Perrin, the Eugene retiree who
account. force in 2013 in lieu of proceeding The concept has been endorsed ment securities, similar to the relies on Social Security, has a
One in every six Oregon workers directly to a state-sponsored plan. by such diverse figures as Ken Thrift Savings Plan available to daughter who is a teacher covered
between the ages of 45 and 60 has Unlike pending bills to increase Mehlman, now with the private eq- federal employees — and are limit- by the Public Employees Retire-
saved less than $5,000 for retire- Oregon’s minimum wage or re- uity firm KKR & Co., and formerly ed to $15,000, beyond which the ment System, which still pays tra-
ment, and those between ages 25 quire paid sick leave, “this is not a a Republican Party national chair- money must be rolled over into a ditional defined-benefit pensions.
and 45 have average retirement cost for employers,” says Sen. Lee man and director of President private-sector individual retire- “But she does not want to stay a
savings of less than $25,000. Beyer, D-Springfield, a chief spon- George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election ment account. teacher, so I try to convince her
Sarah Gill, a senior legislative sor of SB 615 and HB 2960 and campaign, and Kathleen Kennedy The average annual return for that this proposal is a good thing,”
representative for AARP in Wash- chairman of the Senate Business Townsend, now with the George- government securities between Perrin says. “Young people are
ington, D.C., says those factors and Transportation Committee. town Public Policy Institute, and 2003 and 2012 was 3.6 percent. nervous that Social Security is go-
have prompted a push in Oregon “This is an option for employees also eldest daughter of Robert F. Also, participation in a myRA is ing to go away.”
8 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
EXPORTLANDIA
Economic development
planners exhort P-town
to think globally In the market for a
selfie stick?
Tourists come to
Portland in the
winter too,
perhaps as a
result of Travel
Portland’s ad
campaign. Greater
Portland stresses
the need for area
businesses to try
to tap into Asian
export markets,
and to seek foreign
direct investment
if the economy is
to survive the
coming wave of
migrants.
COURTESY: TRAVEL
PORTLAND
I
f you make beer you should Portland region’s economic devel- Led by Greater Portland Inc. tries, and a productive, educated Portland — beyond the usual ex-
be selling it in Germany. Or opment community as they un- and the Portland Development and increasingly diverse work- amples of Freightliner and Adi-
sneakers, to the Indian sub- veiled Greater Portland Global Commission, the plan comes with force to compete.” das.
continent. Chips, China. last week.
BY JOSEPH
a scary warning about getting left Portland’s biggest FDI comes Frank Spangler President/CEO
Better still, any Portlander trav- Greater behind. “Global engagement is no from Germany, then Japan, fol- at Tokai Carbon USA, talked about
elling on business should be talk- Portland longer an option,” read the accom- lowed by a long tail of smaller being part of the value chain of
ing up this great state and plant-
ing the idea that foreign compa-
Global is a
five-year
GALLIVAN panying brochure.
With more people moving here,
contributions such as Switzerland
and Great Britain.
the semiconductor industry here.
“We came here to follow the
nies would do well to set up shop plan to get quality jobs have to come from As part of the plan’s launch, customer,” he said of the Japanese
here. Pretty soon those companies little old Portland to think more somewhere. “...The region has the some real, live businessmen gave company putting down roots in
will be exporting. like a swaggering, international building blocks of enviable inno- a panel and explained how foreign Hillsboro. Part of the attraction
That was the message from the player. vation, globally-competitive indus- direct investment (FDI) works in was good infrastructure, plentiful
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 BUSINESS TRIBUNE 9
A GLOBAL PLAN
The Global Trade and
Investment Plan can be
viewed at: bit.ly/1MG0oLr
“Our distributors are working
with Pfizer, who are in Columbia,
Maryland and Duisberg, Germa-
ny. You can leverage that relation-
ship into an export opportunity
by doing a good job locally.”
Derrick Olsen is the Vice Presi-
dent of Regional Strategy & Coor-
dination at Greater Portland Inc.,
and he explained later by phone
that this plan is all building up to
Greater Portland 2020, a larger
economic plan which they will an-
nounce in fall 2015. It’s Portland
building up its strategy and tac-
tics for taking on the world.
So who will do what? The gov-
ernment can’t compel businesses
to export, or even market them-
selves abroad, or make foreign
companies invest here.
“It’s a voluntary, collaborative
effort, like much economic devel-
opment is,” he said.
PDC has led a group of makers
on a trade mission to Japan,
where hand-crafted American
products are hip. The things that
get the most publicity — Voodoo
Donut opening stores in Tokyo
and Taipei this year — may or
may not open doors for sales from
more traditional industries.
Part of the drive is to get small
chambers of commerce, such as
Fairview, on board. A seat on the
board of Greater Portland Inc.
costs $25,000.
COURTESY: CLIMAX “Some are already engaged
Advanced manufacturing has a good base in Oregon, and more could follow if the state plays its cards right. Here workers in Newberg use a Climax portable globally. Those who aren’t, the
machining and welding system. more they can look at foreign
markets, to diversify...we encour-
water and electricity, but he also the Canby Factory Manager, age small and mid size companies
(preaching to the choir a little) praised the land and the infra- to investigate.”
said “the local government offi- structure. “The infrastructure The Japan America Society,
cials here are excellent.” lends itself to the fact that I am and the Asian sister city organi-
Tokai makes fine carbon prod- constantly bringing Japanese ex- zations, are an important piece of
ucts — many of them out of patriates over, there’s places for the trade puzzle. But Portland
graphite, which can be classed as their children to go to school, has work to do on some of its oth-
part of the nuclear industry. Con- they’re very comfortable in the er untapped export markets. For
sequently, doing the paperwork to Portland area.” Using local brains Knife work if you example, foreign students here
export such products takes out- (such as at Deloitte Consulting) can get it: the are a considered a “service ex-
side help. Shaddix would do conference metro region is port,” because they are taking
“There’s a great depth of expe- calls and solve problems back at home to many knowledge home with them.
rience here, for legal and account- HQ in Japan — itself a kind of ex- world-renowned The literature states, “Chinese
ing,” he said. “Sometimes you port. knifemakers and Saudi Arabian students ac-
need to get a hold of someone and Exports minimize risk, added such as count for 55 per cent of foreign
get an answer without going on Shaddix. Benchmade. students at Oregon Universities,
the internet.” “When the US market is down COURTESY: but Chinese and Saudi Arabian
In Canby, Shimadzu U.S.A. the European market is up, that’s BENCHMADE FDI is almost non-existent in the
Manufacturing, Inc. makes ana- job stability for me and my suppli- region.”
lytical instrumentation which is ers.” alize a stronger regional econo- President of JP Morgan Chase, There’s something for Port-
used in food processing and drug The goal is to “integrate ex- my.” said companies have to start land’s creatives to wrap their
discovery. There are 10,000 em- ports and foreign direct invest- Greater Portland Global is a thinking about exports and FDI imaginations around: what can
ployees worldwide, 150 of them in ment (FDI) into one strategic joint project with the Brookings as one phone call, not two. we sell to the Saudis and the Chi-
Oregon. Joe Shaddix, Shimadzu’s plan,” and to “Elevate the impor- Institution and JPMorgan Chase. Shaddix said exports come nese? And which of their compa-
Vice President of Operations and tance of global engagement to re- Michael Hurley, Oregon Market through building relationships. nies can we lure here?
10 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
MAKING LIFE EASIER WITH
POSTMATES
A
rash of delivery startups
have come to Portland re-
cently, promising instant
gratification with a few
swipes of the phone screen.
at Waterfront Park reading his
book when he got the ping.
Dalmeida hopped on his bike to
the Pearl and got the Big Bowl. He
was there within 20 minutes, tex-
the order and finding out it couldn’t
be fulfilled, in both cases, 20 min-
utes, that made for a hangry night.
Caviar is much more of a partner
play. It aims to deliver quality Port-
Postmates, Caviar and Delivered ting and calling to refine the soda land food from 15 eateries that
Dish are all vying for your eyeballs, order. He could have gotten to me don’t do take out but don’t deliver.
your itchy fingers and your elec- five minutes sooner, because the Caviar partners with places like
tronic dollar. app had my location wrong by three Little Bird, Kenny and Zuke’s, Lar-
And why not? If you can stand on blocks. Whether that was the fault do...all your ageing hipster haunts.
a street corner and find a place to of my handset, my carrier, the GPS It’s $5 per delivery plus 18 percent
dine (Yelp) or a new friend to hang satellite, Google Maps, Postmates gratuity. Caviar is in 10 cities, while
out with (Tinder), why not have Pok or Robert, we’ll never know. Postmates is in 21.
Pok wings delivered to your desk, The Big Bowl and soda came to Like Uber, you can rate your
or some Rite Aid cold medicine to $7 (I may have been comped the Postmate, and they can rate you on
your sick bed? drink.) There was a 63 cent service the company’s intranet.
Postmates fee, and a $5 delivery fee, which Postmates’ Sam Gray comes to
launched in Joseph was waived as a promotion. each new city in advance and sets
Portland last
week promising Gallivan I asked Robert how much of a tip
he expected and he said “I would
up the team. He recruits Postmates
from Craigslist, trains them, gets
to deliver, with- hope for a dollar or two,” which them up and running and then
in an hour, pret- sounded over polite so I selected $3 leaves them in the capable hands of
ty much any- on my phone screen. Lunch total: a local. Gray says of the rating sys-
thing that will $10.63. tem, “If a Postmate has too many
fit on a bike or Robert moved here a year ago low ratings we bring them in, like if
in a car. Post- from California. they are often late or missing
mates has the “California’s a bit expensive, I’d items. But if they are rude or disre-
feel of Uber, lived there for three years and it spectful, there’s much less leeway
turning opera- TECH TONIC was time to try something new,” he it’s much less of a discussion.”
tional slack into said. He likes the flexibility of being The same with customers — re-
opportunity. It a Postmate. ally obnoxious ones can be blocked
enlists people with time on their This was all a lot like my encoun- from the app.
hands and a spare set of wheels. ter with InstaCart. The dude, who “Postmates are not just labor, it
The mindset of a Postmate, as the in February promptly fetched $300 should be pleasant positive experi-
couriers are called, is, “I’m already of groceries from Costco in his own ence on both ends,” says Gray. The
heading across town, I may as well little car, was an urban planner company last week announced a pi-
make $5 off it, or $10 with a good from the Bay Area who had come lot where it will deliver Starbucks
tip.” up here to try his luck. (Look out coffee. Now that’s a challenge, in
A registered Postmate can set the Metro!) He got a $20 tip because it terms of volume and potential
app on their phone to two levels of wasn’t clear whether he expected a hanger.
availability. One is is more of a com- healthy percentage of $300, or the I certainly can’t tell you what the
mitment and bumps them higher token $2 you’d give a pizza boy. It Big Bowl tasted like because I in-
up the job list. The other is more seemed like a good deal because I haled it walking down the street.
just hanging out. hate going to Costco but I do like That’s the problem with instant
I ordered the Big Bowl from their prices. TRIBUNE PHOTO: JOSEPH GALLIVAN gratification. The quicker and easi-
Whole Bowl and asked for it to be I’m old enough to remember A transplant from California, Robert Dalmeida now delivers for Postmates. er you expect something, the less
delivered outside the coffee shop I when Kozmo.com and copycat Ur- patient you become.
was in, Urban Grind. (Will bringing banFetch launched in New York en away a couple of Benjamins with Postmates takes the no middle- Would I use Postmates again?
in outside food become the new an- City promising to deliver books, every delivery? But that was back man approach, in that it doesn’t Probably. If it were pouring rain
noyance, like the loud phone con- DVDs and ice cream (yes, ice when you placed your order from a partner with stores, it sends people and my kids were sick. Or if I were
versation?) cream) anywhere in Manhattan for wheezing Pentium PC running In- to buy wherever it can. I have a hanging out with a friend who was
The customer’s order is routed no delivery fee. ternet Explorer. The delivery peo- friend who spent a frustrating, food- a picky yet indecisive eater. But
through a call center in San Fran- Between them the two firms ple were on the clock, there was no less evening when Bamboo and mainly because the technology has
cisco and parceled out to the best burned through $300 million in in- cloud to keep everything instant, Screen Door both wouldn’t fulfill an advanced since 2001 to make life
candidate. My delivery guy, Robert vestor money and went belly up in and GPS was a large, black brick order. It wasn’t those restaurants’ easier, not more complicated. I be-
Dalmeida, said he was hanging out 2001. Perhaps they should have giv- that people kept in their trucks. fault, it was the lag between placing lieve in that.Tuesday, March 24, 2015 BUSINESS TRIBUNE 11
New ways to get in shape offered at New Summit Fitness
Eric and Sara Wold NEW SUMMIT FITNESS
open a new kind of Where: 15630 Boones Ferry Rd.,
Ste. 3A
gym on Boones Ferry
Lake Oswego
Phone: 503-683-3851
Web: newsummitfitness.com
W
ith all of the fitness
centers in operation, it accompanied by music that moti-
helps to offer some- vates bike riders to achieve higher
thing different. Eric and Sara levels of fitness.
That is what Eric and Sara Wold Wold might be Then there are the TRX straps.
do at New Summit the fittest couple They immediately look like fun be-
you have ever
BY CLIFF
Fitness in Lake cause you can lean so far backward
Oswego. met. They want with them. Beyond that, the TRX
you to be fit,
NEWELL
The young cou- straps can give a full body workout
ple has been too, at New for people of all ages.
dreaming of Summit Fitness Another piece of slick equip-
opening such a in Lake Oswego. ment is the Skiers Edge machine.
business, and they now have it at REVIEW, TIDINGS “As far as I know we’re the only
15630 Boones Ferry Road. PHOTO: VERN UYETAKE gym that has it,” Eric said.
“We love Lake Oswego,” said The Skiers Edge is just what ski-
Sara, mother of a 5-month-old son ness will want to look like them, tors.” The Real Rider can move side- ing enthusiasts have been wanting,
named Ethan. “We thought this and the Wolds can show them Besides offering plenty of exper- ways, just like a real bike, and that but it can shape up anyone for any
was the time and place to start where to start. tise, Eric said, “We offer equip- gives it the capacity to develop the sport or level of fitness.
what we’ve been talking about for “We specialize in group fitness,” ment like no other gym in this ar- body far beyond what can be done The ski machine fits perfectly
a long time.” Eric said. “We’re between the big ea.” on a stationary bike. Tremendous- with the Wolds’ concept for their
Both Eric and Sara Wold have box gyms and personal training. A newcomer to the gym might ly enhancing the experience is a gi- fitness center.
been athletes their entire lives, and We can handle groups of between like to start on the Real Rider. It ant screen in front of all the bikes. “It’s long been our goal to offer
they now look fitter than ever. Any- four and 12 people in a class, each looks like your everyday stationary The screen shows videos that are something that is unique,” Eric
one coming into New Summit Fit- led by one of our certified instruc- bike until you get on it. like something out of “Star Wars,” said.12 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
ONCE DORMANT
RECESSION-ERA BUILDINGS
COME TO LIFE
The two-story building Pooneh Gray erected in 2009 at 23424 N.E. Halsey St., took awhile to attract and retain the lineup of tenants it has now.
OUTLOOK PHOTO: SHANNON O. WELLS
After sluggish beginnings, Burnside Plaza, 1584 N.E. Eighth St. near Burnside
Road in Gresham also is coming into
am, or the east metro area, really
grew by a substantial amount. This
23424 Halsey building filling up with tenants its own as a retail center.
With O’Halloran’s help, the build-
ing — part of which originally
is why we’re seeing new tenants
coming into both buildings,” she
says.
I
t took several years for the two- agent Derek Stickel. housed the former Robert’s Roofing With banks in the post-recession
story office and retail structure Sue O’Halloran, of Gresham-based Inc. — now includes the Modern era resuming business loans and ex-
Pooneh Gray built in 2009 on Kohler Meyers & O’Halloran Inc. Family Dental practice; Revolution tending credit lines, entrepreneurs
Northeast Halsey Street in Wood (KMO) Realty is in charge of leasing Parkour, which offers innovative ap- and small businesses owners are
Village to attract steady tenants. the 12,000 square-foot building, along proaches to physical fitness and seeing more opportunities to open,
While no developer relishes own- with other, similar properties in the mental well-being; Pacific Drivers expand or relocate.
ing a relatively empty building at the Gresham area. Education; and State Farm Insurance “It’s tied to financing,” O’Halloran
outset of an economic downturn, “I did hope it would fill up faster,” Agent Jeff Ray. explains. “As a result of the reces-
Gray’s patience and re- says Gray, who built the In February, Ray moved his office sion, there was a lot of pressure on
al estate experience
helped keep her eyes on BY SHANNON structure in conjunction
with an assisted-living
from Gresham Town Fair to a larger,
first-floor space at Burnside Plaza.
banks (to resume extending loans).
Once that came into play, the market
the prize.
“I’ve been doing real
estate for almost 20
O. WELLS facility and shared
parking lot just behind
it. “The majority of ten-
In 2013, Riverview Bank foreclosed
on the building — which Robert and
Renae Swain completed in 2010 to
rental rates began to improve.”
As O’Halloran seeks clients to fill
remaining vacancies at Burnside
years,” she says. “I’ve seen the ups ants moved in in the last eight house Robert’s Roofing — after the Plaza and 23424 N.E. Halsey St., she’s
and I’ve seen the downs. After the months. The upstairs now is com- business closed that spring. also focusing on filling ground-floor
down, there’s always an up. I figured pletely full. I think it is kind of a sign
Sue O’Halloran of KMO Realty, manages
KATU News reported in June 2013 retail slots in the three-story residen-
(the building) would start to turn as of a turn in the economy.” that Portland police arrested Robert Burnside Plaza at 1584 N.E. Eighth St., tial-retail building at Third Avenue
soon as the economy started to get The Wood Village building is not Swain — who has a lengthy criminal whose roster of businesses has grown and Miller Street.
better.” alone among East Multnomah Coun- history — on five felony warrants re- significantly in the past year. The downtown Gresham building,
Gray’s instincts proved correct. ty buildings that went up around lated to guns, drugs and intoxicated which formerly housed Central Mar-
With only one 1,480-square foot 2008-09 — just as the Great Reces- driving-related charges. The Oregon ship and O’Halloran’s guidance. ket and Kitchen, now includes Lux
space remaining vacant, the distinc- sion was taking hold — and stood Construction Contractors Board in- O’Halloran says Burnside Plaza as salon and soon will be the new home
tive cut stone-and-brown-siding mostly empty or housed short-lived vestigated numerous complaints well as Gray’s building in Wood Vil- for the craft beer-based Growler Ga-
building at 23424 N.E. Halsey St. is businesses until the past two or against the business. lage are clearly benefitting from a re- rage.
now the home of El Torogoz Restau- three years when the economic Despite its checkered early histo- cent resurgence in East Multnomah So far, O’Halloran believes 2015
rant, Nature’s Touch Healing Center, storm began to clear. ry, the 28,000 square-foot Burnside County’s real estate and business cli- shows considerable promise as far as
Proyecto Vida y Salud herbal life dis- Although it has yet to be fully oc- Plaza — the interior of which was mates. growth in retail space leasing.
tributor, State Farm Insurance agent cupied since it was completed in mostly unfinished — is moving in a “In 2013 — and 2014, really — in- “It’s all really about timing,” she
Ben Brown and Farmers Insurance 2010, the two-story Burnside Plaza at positive direction under new owner- terest in tenants coming into Gresh- says.Tuesday, March 24, 2015 BUSINESS TRIBUNE 13
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deVries promoted to
market leader
Cushman & Wakefield recently
announced the promotion of Jason
example of how corporate partners
are working with United Way to
change lives.”
Including the $70.5 million
Pulling the plug it has closed a $2.5 million seed
round with top-tier healthcare an-
gel investors and appointed indus-
try veteran Daniel Dean as chief
de Vries to Senior Managing Direc- pledged during the Community By JOSEPH GALLIVAN cent, she claimed. technology officer. The company
tor and Market Leader for Cush- Support and United Way cam- The Tribune Pacific Power is spread also announced the formation of a
man & Wakefield’s Portland office. paign, Wells Fargo team members wide, including Bend, Yakima, Medical Advisory Board.
In his new role, Jason will over- contributed a total of $97.7 million Port Terminal Six workers Wallawalla, Northeast Port- The capital will be used to ex-
see all of the company’s service to 30,000 nonprofits and schools in aren’t the only ones threat- land Hood River, Pendleton, pand Conversa’s Digital Checkup
lines in Oregon, with responsibility 2014. Team members also volun- ening to pull the plug on a Astoria and parts of Southern service with leading distribution
for client development, recruiting teered 1.74 million hours during local power house company: Oregon. partners in care management, pop-
and training. the year. workers represented by the Eri told the Tribune that the ulation health and customer rela-
de Vries joined Cushman & “These results reflect the care International Brotherhood debate was about safety. “The tionship management. Conversa’s
Wakefield in 2012 as a Senior Di- and passion that team members of Electrical Workers Local loss of the skilled workforce solution directly supports large
rector in the industrial brokerage have for their communities,” said 125 have been picketing will jeopardize safety and reli- health systems in the shift from ep-
division. Prior to joining Cushman Tracy Curtis, Wells Fargo’s region- PacifiCorp’s headquarters at ability.” isodic, visit-based care to ongoing,
& Wakefield, Jason spent 14 years al president for Oregon and S.W. 825 NE Multnomah St near The next talks are on March digitally connected patient-cen-
at JELD-WEN, a prominent Ore- Washington. “Whether it is con- Lloyd Center. 30 and 31. Eri said high level tered care.
gon based manufacturing company tributing to a nonprofit, helping in An IBEW spokesman, Tra- executives never attend such “Patient relationship manage-
based in Klamath Falls. At JELD- a local food bank or tutoring in a vis Eri, blamed “Pacific Pow- negotiations. ment is an exciting new category
WEN Jason served as Director of school, our team members make a er’s refusal to offer a contract “This is just about Pacific of health care solutions that ad-
Corporate Real Estate and also difference. I’m proud their efforts that meets regional standards Power, trying to get them into dresses patient engagement and
oversaw mergers and acquisitions, and generosity are once again rec- for energy workers.” the average,” he added. population health management,”
contract negotiations, and interac- ognized by the United Way.” Eri said the dispute is over “When the economy and the said West Shell III, Conversa’s co-
tion with government agencies. His wages and benefits and said housing market went south founder and CEO. “With this fund-
responsibilities included all phases Norris & Stevens broker sale Pacific Power is less generous they came to us looking for ing, the addition of Daniel Dean to
of real property transactions glob- of downtown office building than other utilities. This is concessions. We buckled down our talented team and the forma-
ally and outsourcing of all broker- River Walk Properties LLC, a causing skilled workers to and we’re hoping now that it’s tion of our Medical Advisory
age services. Eugene-based real estate invest- leave, taking their knowledge coming back - it was a good Board, we’re on the way to leading
“Jason is the right leader to sup- ment company, recently completed with them. year for (PacifiCorp owners) the charge in this newly defined
port and grow our business in the the $6 million purchase of a 23,500 Local 125 rep Marcy Grail Berkshire Hathaway, we’d like space.”
greater Portland market. His ener- square foot office building at 2300 said “More guys are saying to see some movement in the Dean joined Con-
gy and commitment will be tre- SW First Avenue. ‘For the work I do, I might as other direction. Some recogni- versa’s leadership
mendous assets in driving recruit- The three-story building is situ- well go somewhere else.’ It’s tion for the employees who team as chief tech-
ment and new business growth ated on approximately .52 acres of not just journeymen, but office pulled us through.” nology officer, re-
and reinforcing other relationships land and offers abundant covered workers too.” “We’re in the middle of the sponsible for all en-
with existing clients,” said Joe parking. Currently, there is ap- She said retirement plans process of contract negotia- gineering and
Cook, President of Cushman & proximately 7,000 square feet avail- have been cut back. Union tions so I’m not at liberty to product manage-
Wakefield’s West Region. able for lease in two suites. Norris members want the match discuss what’s on the table,” ment. Dean will
& Stevens is handling the leasing raised or signing bonuses. said Ry Schwark, Pacific Pow- lead Conversa’s tal-
Wells Fargo named largest for the project. She compares their status to er company spokesperson. ented team of
workplace contributor Raymond Duchek, Charles Di- PGE, where the company pays “We’ve had a long and proud Health IT engi- DEAN
United Way Worldwide has rec- gregorio and Thomas McDowell, 90 per cent of medical, where- relationship with IBEW, they neers in building
ognized Wells Fargo as the con- listing agents with Portland-based as at Pacific Power, “depend- were founded in 1891 and we out a robust prod-
ducting the largest workplace giv- Norris & Stevens, Inc. represented ing on the package,” it’s 70 per were founded in 1910.” uct roadmap for its expanding user
ing campaign in the United States the Seller, S2G Properties, LLC. base.
in 2014, marking the sixth consecu- Brokers Bob Niehaus of Niehaus “The real measure of success in
tive year Wells Fargo has earned Properties, Inc. Dale Bernards of this fast-changing digital health
the honor. Canterbury Commercial Real Es- Davis says the new space will have ble seasonal items on our break- market is how well you can under-
During the company’s month- tate and George Marandas of Had- 2,200 square feet — about the size fast and lunch menu.” stand complex customer dynamics
long Community Support and Unit- ley Stevens Marandas, Inc. com- of the bakery’s Multnomah Village Grand Central currently oper- and execute,” said Conversa board
ed Way Campaign last year, Wells bined to represent the Buyer. location — and 30 shared parking ates six retail bakeries in Portland member Peter L. Levin, also CEO
Fargo team members pledged $70.5 spaces. An extensive remodel will and three in Seattle and has a of Amida and the former CTO of
million, a nine percent increase Grand Central Baker begin in a few months. Davis says thriving wholesale bread business the Veteran’s Administration,
from 2013. It was also the 12th con- to open in Cedar Mill they hope to open in late 2015. in both cities. Working with the where he led development of the
secutive year-over-year increase. Grand Central Bakery will open “It’s a great location where peo- very best local and sustainably Blue Button initiative to provide
“Wells Fargo is leading by exam- a new retail space in the Cedar Mill ple live and work,” Davis says. grown ingredients and farmers consumers with direct access to
ple when it comes to engaging neighborhood, at the corner of “We’re excited to be part of a new around the region, Grand Central’s their health data. “Getting data to
their employees in creating mean- Northwest Cornell and Saltzman community and look forward to in- newest bakery-cafe will offer a sea- flow securely, accurately and dy-
ingful change,” said Brian A. Galla- roads. troducing the neighborhood to our sonal menu of sandwiches, scratch- namically across clinical systems,
gher, President and CEO of United The new bakery, in the Cornell hearth-baked breads and hand- made soups and salads, all-butter and knowing how to align the in-
Way Worldwide. “Whether they’re Plaza shopping center at 12595 NW made pastries.” pastries baked on site, and a full terests of disparate stakeholders at
donating money, giving their time Cornell Road, will go in at the for- Adds co-owner Piper Davis: selection of traditional artisan the table are critical. This team
as volunteers or raising their voic- mer site of a 7-Eleven store in a “From what we’ve heard, the Ce- breads. brings proven know-how from
es in support of others, Wells Far- small shopping center on the dar Mill area is hungry for great their years in both large, complex
go team members are making a re- northwest corner of the intersec- bread and farm-to-table cuisine. Dean joins Conversa Health organizations and innovative digi-
al difference, especially in the area tion. We can’t wait to bring our fresh Conversa Health, an innovative tal health startups.”
of financial stability and workforce The ink is barely dry on the bread to this growing community provider of patient relationship
development. This is an inspiring lease, but company president Ben and introduce folks to the incredi- management services, announced CONTINUED / Page 1414 BUSINESS TRIBUNE Tuesday, March 24, 2015
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■ From page 13
Kunas joins engineering
firm’s executive team
Natural Grocers to
Northwest Engineering Service
Inc. (NWESI) is recently an-
nounced the addition of Troy Ku-
open first Portland
nas, Commissioning Director. He
will join the Executive Team.
Established in l958, NWESI
serves clients throughout the Pa-
store in Southwest
cific Northwest from their corpo- By KELSEY O’HALLORAN chain was founded in 1955 on
rate headquarters in Tigard, Ore- Pamplin Media Group the principle of helping sup-
gon, and subsidiaries near Eu- port consumers’ health by pro-
gene, Oregon, and Coeur d’Alene, Natural Grocers by Vita- viding affordable, high-quality
Idaho. min Cottage has announced foods and dietary supple-
“We are thrilled to have Troy’s that it will open its first ments, as well as nutrition
three decades of building commis- Portland store at Southwest knowledge. According to a
sioning knowledge, technical ex- Barbur Boulevard and company press release, the
pertise, and proven leadership COURTESY: CBRE Southwest Capitol Hill Road. store plans to supply the Port-
skills joining the NWESI team,” CBRE arranged a $28 million deal for the Courtyard by Marriot recently. The store will be the ninth land community with USDA
commented Joe Helm, NWESI Oregon location for the Den- Certified Organic fresh pro-
President. ver-based organic and natural duce and other natural and or-
Kunas, Commissioning Director, some of the biggest companies in Corporation. The new 10-year loan grocery store, commonly ganic groceries, body care and
brings to NWESI more than 34 Oregon that are used every day was used to retire the existing known as Natural Grocers. supplements in a small,
years of field and management ex- when trying to simplify food or- CMBS financing. The borrower Stores already exist in Gresh- friendly environment.
perience representing a diverse dering to the office.” Trombley re- will benefit from a fixed interest am, Happy Valley, Beaverton, The company has 94 stores
range of project types for both ports that the app is already get- rate below 4 percent. Financing Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, in 16 states, and plans to open
public and private sectors. Previ- ting hundreds of downloads a was originated through CBRE’s Bend and Medford. 18 stores in fiscal year 2015.
ous to joining the NWESI team, he week before they have even really correspondent relationship with No opening date has been
worked for almost a decade with told people about it. Guggenheim Commercial Real Es- set for the new store. kelseyo@pamplinmedia.com
Heery International, first as a “People love ordering food via tate Finance, LLC, with funding The family-run grocery 503-636-1281 x101
Commissioning Agent and then as an app.” says COO Bill Francione. from Midland National Life Insur-
the West Region Commissioning “This new platform now allows us ance Company.
Operations Man- to let people order food how they The loan was facilitated by Mur-
ager. In this role want to order!” ray Kornberg, Doug Seylar, Ben enced a welcome rebound in con- jobs, -0.7 percent) and Maine (-500
he also served as Francione and Trombley pur- Bastian and Scott Larson of struction employment last year,” jobs, -1.9 percent.)
Program Manager chased Delivered Dish in 2006 in CBRE’s Minneapolis, Minnesota, said Ken Simonson, the associa- Thirty-one states added con-
for several Federal Portland. They quickly acquired office. tion’s chief economist. “Yet it is struction jobs between December
Government IDIQ Biz Eats, a competitor at the time, “While there were many com- unclear how public sector demand and January. California (11,700
contracts, and lead and then moved on to make acqui- petitive quotes for this financing and new regulatory requirements jobs, 1.7 percent) added the most
business develop- sitions in five other states over the assignment, Guggenheim provid- will overshadow relatively robust jobs, followed by New Jersey (6,100
ment for their avi- last nine years. Delivered Dish co- ed the best combination of rate private-sector demand.” jobs, 4.2 percent), Michigan (5,900
ation, power and ordinates delivery for over 200 res- and terms, allowing CSM to take Texas added more new con- jobs, 4.1 percent) and Florida
government busi- KUNAS taurants in Portland as well as al- advantage of a drop in interest struction jobs (49,600 jobs, 7.9 per- (5,500 jobs, 1.3 percent). Arkansas
ness sectors. Dur- most 100 in Eugene. While often rates to lock in a very attractive cent) between January 2014 and (4.9 percent, 2,300 jobs) had the
ing his tenure, Kunas led commis- servicing corporate clients, the rate for ten years,” said Mr. Korn- January 2015 than any other state. highest percentage increase for
sioning services on more than 100 firm also serves residential fami- berg, Senior Vice President, CBRE Other states adding a high num- the month, followed by Vermont
projects exceeding $10 million in lies with limited time to cook as Capital Markets. ber of new construction jobs for (4.8 percent, 700 jobs), Idaho (4.5
commissioning fees. well as hotels, providing room ser- the past 12 months included Cali- percent, 1,700 jobs) and New Jer-
vice to it’s guests. The company’s Construction employment fornia (37,800 jobs, 5.7 percent), sey.
Oregon-born food delivery app Operations team coordinates mo- increases throughout most of the Florida (31,800 jobs, 8.3 percent), Nineteen states lost construc-
debuts in Portland bile delivery drivers to pick up country Washington (17,300 jobs, 11.1 per- tion jobs for the month, while con-
Portland-based Delivered Dish food, deliver and set up lunch Construction firms added jobs cent) and New York (16,400 jobs, struction employment was un-
has released its state-of-the-art meetings, training sessions, sales in 43 states and the District of Co- 5.0 percent). North Dakota (13.4 changed in the District of Colum-
food ordering application for both presentations and individual meal lumbia between January 2014 and percent, 4,300 jobs) added the bia. Louisiana (-4,100 jobs, -2.8 per-
the iPhone and Android platforms. events for families. January 2015 while construction highest percentage of new con- cent) lost the highest percentage
The app now makes it easier for employment increased in 31 be- struction jobs during the past and the most construction jobs be-
people to order food from hun- $28 million deal for Courtyard tween December and January, ac- year, followed by Idaho (12.7 per- tween December and January.
dreds of restaurants around the by Marriott handled by CBRE cording to an analysis today of La- cent, 4,400 jobs), Washington and Other states experiencing large
country in Delivered Dish’s seven CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & bor Department data by the Asso- Colorado (9.8 percent, 13,500 jobs). monthly declines in total construc-
markets in six different states. Structured Finance team has ar- ciated General Contractors of Seven states shed construction tion employment included Indiana
“It’s exciting to be able to intro- ranged $28 million in financing for America. Association officials not- jobs during the past 12 months. (-2,800 jobs, -2.3 percent), Georgia
duce new features and ordering the recapitalization of the Court- ed that further construction gains Mississippi lost the highest per- (-2,800 jobs, -1.8 percent) and Illi-
tools through an application.” re- yard by Marriott, a 202-room, lim- could be undermined if Congress centage and total number of jobs nois (-2,500 jobs, -1.2 percent). Oth-
marks CEO Greg Trombley. “We ited-service hotel located at 435 and the administration fail to ad- (-6,600 jobs, -12.7 percent). Other er states with large monthly de-
have always tried to be one step NE Wasco. dress infrastructure funding chal- states that lost a high number of clines in the percentage of con-
ahead of the curve in everything CBRE worked on behalf of the lenges growing regulatory bur- jobs include Indiana (-1,900 jobs, struction employment included
that we do in our business. We property owner, CSM CY Lloyd dens. -1.6 percent), West Virginia (-700 Maine (-2.7 percent, -700 jobs) and
have created ordering tools for Center, LLC, an affiliate of CSM “Most of the country experi- jobs, -2.1 percent), Minnesota (-700 Wyoming (-2.5 percent, -600 jobs.)You can also read
