Silicon Forest Blog

During his visit to Oregon, a top Comcast exec addressed the president's Monday attack on the company, competition from video streaming services and fast 5G wireless technology, and why "a white Jewish guy" is serving as Comcast's chief diversity officer.

Comcast: 'We're not your mother's cable company' The company came under attack from President Trump on Monday.

The hire signals that Simple's owner, banking giant BBVA, still expects big things from the Portland company.

Portland online banker Simple chooses Amazon exec as CEO "The values, the mission, those are the things that would bring me back."

It's the rare tech company in North Portland, and the latest in a string of deals for young Silicon Forest businesses.

Cozy, Portland tech startup, sells for $68 million The company, which offers automated tools to help landlords manage their properties, moved its headquarters to Portland in 2013.

The Clark County laser manufacturer went public in April.

Trade war undercuts nLight's growth, undermines stock The stock, above $43 last summer, closed Monday around $19.

Ryan Carson takes a focused approach to diversifying his Portland company's workforce.

How My Company Created an Apprenticeship Program to Help Diversify Tech

Intel says it won't back Rep. Steve King amid white nationalist rhetoric The decision follows the congressman's support for white nationalists in Europe and Canada.

Founded in 1944 as Brown Engineering, ESI drew on Oregon's roots in electronics manufacturing and adapted to help manufacturing the iPhone and other cutting-edge tech gadgetry.

ESI, Oregon's oldest tech company, sells for $1 billion The $30-a-share sale price is a little more than double ESI's closing stock price Monday.

"We were caught off guard a little bit this year by the explosive growth, well ahead of what our expectations were at the beginning of the year."

Intel's factories are struggling but sales are soaring The company's new products have been delayed for years, but demand for the existing technology remains robust.

Often depicted as clean and antiseptic, chip production is actually an industrial process that involves huge manufacturing tools and hazardous chemicals.

Intel sued for $1 million in worker's factory death Contractor Jay Elwell died in 2017 while performing scheduled maintenance on an Intel production tool.

Featuring Mike Herrick from Portland's own Urban Airship.

Even tech execs fret about their kids' smartphone addictions "The power of this age we live in is that it has given everyone access to all this information and the ability to stay connected to people, but how do we manage it better?"

The shakeup comes amid a crisis in Intel manufacturing, which is years behind schedule in delivering the company's next-generation, 10-nanometer chip technology.

Intel shakes up manufacturing group amid production delays The reorganization comes amid a crisis in the manufacturing group, which is years behind schedule in delivering Intel's next-generation, 10-nanometer chip technology.

409 desks. 26 nooks. 25 common spaces. 6 coffee stations. 1 rooftop deck. Have a look at Vacasa's new HQ.

Vacasa, preparing for IPO, moves into new Pearl District HQ The Portland vacation rental management company is laying the groundwork for a potential initial public offering.