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After 13 years in academia, where she earned a doctorate in comparative literature from the University of Oregon, Andrea Gilroy’s career path took a turn. Playing off her doctoral dissertation in comics history and identity, she decided to start a bookstore in downtown Eugene specializing ...

Aspiring female entrepreneurs will soon have one less barrier to overcome in launching new startup companies in our community. Onward Eugene, a local economic development non-profit, is partnering with Relief Nursery to provide no-cost respite care for participants of their business startup support programs. “Onward ...

One of the bright spots of the U.S economy during the pandemic has been the BioSciences Industry. While many industries shrank during 2020 compared to 2019, the BioSciences industry grew by 1.4%. Oregon’s bio and life science ecosystem are defined by firms and organizations in ...

Eugene Chamber staff and many businesses throughout the community have had the pleasure of working with Brittany Quick-Warner, President & CEO of the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. Brittany’s reach goes far beyond the Eugene-Springfield area and she has quickly become a leader in the ...

Finding employees right now is severely hindering our businesses, and there’s a new biz in town hoping to help with this. Pulling from her own personal experience, Nancy Pance is setting out to help connect employers and employees, but in a different way that you ...

As the excitement of the Tokyo Olympics spreads across the globe, fans in the rural community of Blue River, Oregon will be cheering a little more loudly than you might expect. In June, Blue River hosted the McKenzie International event, a track meet for athletes ...