Podcast appearances and mentions of mike rogoway

It is a bleak time for mass transit all throughout the U.S. The challenges here in the Portland metro area are many and pronounced.TriMet is providing about 30 million fewer rides each year than it did in 2019 — and the recovery appears to be slowing way down. Rider safety has been a persistent concern since the pandemic. Fare evasion is rampant. Meanwhile, TriMet's subsidy per ride has soared by more than 400% in the last decade. And the regional transit agency is now raising the prospect of staggering service cuts over the next few years. On the latest Beat Check, Oregonian/OregonLive reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway examine this perilous moment for public transit in the Portland region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Oregon became the third state in the United States to legalize recreational marijuana use, proponents envisioned a double dose of green. Residents were given a chance to light up legally, finally bringing the state's underground cannabis culture out of the shadows. Nowadays, Oregon boasts twice as many cannabis shops as Starbucks coffeehouses. But a decade into Oregon's grand, green experiment, the business of marijuana has reached a crisis.  On the latest episode of Beat Check, Mike Rogoway, who covers Oregon technology and the state economy for The Oregonian/OregonLive, details the highs and lows of one of Oregon's most unique industries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the week since President Trump took office, he's already signed dozens of executive orders, started mass deportations, and threatened many of our closest trading partners with tariffs. Today, we're talking with Oregonian business reporter Mike Rogoway about how President Trump's plans could impact particular Oregon industries — as well as life here in Portland.    We're doing a survey to learn more about our listeners. We'd be grateful if you took the survey at citycast.fm/survey — it's only 7 minutes long. You'll be doing us a big favor. Plus, anyone who takes the survey will be eligible to win a $250 Visa gift card – and City Cast City swag. Become a member of City Cast Portland today! Get all the details and sign up here.  Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oregon's residential electricity rates have gone up nearly 50% in the Portland area in just the past four years. Those increases have primarily been driven by the rising costs to buy power from the open energy market. But there's growing concern that the rapid expansion of power-hungry data centers could significantly drive up residential power bills in the coming years. Already, data centers consume more than 10% of all Oregon's electricity. Power planners expect tech companies' power use will double by the end of the decade, or perhaps quadruple. Mike Rogoway, who reports on data centers for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talked on Beat Check podcast about a new proposal state lawmakers are crafting for the new legislative session that would give Oregon regulators authority to insulate residential customers from the costs associated with supplying data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For more than a decade, Oregon forecasters have underestimated the strength of the state's economy — and the amount of money it collects each year. That's led to tax rebate windfalls for Oregon residents, who receive a portion of excess revenue under the state's unique “kicker” law. It's also left state lawmakers with less money to spend on schools, health care, transportation and other budget priorities. All of this may change now that Oregon's hired a state economist, who is reforming the model his office uses to predict the state's finances. On the latest Beat Check, reporters Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and Mike Rogoway discuss the potential impacts of those changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The semiconductor company Intel isn’t based in Oregon, but it does have large manufacturing  facilities in Hillsboro and Aloha. Although the company received more than $8 billion in federal subsidies, it says cuts to its labor force are needed worldwide. In Oregon, this means about 1,300 people were laid off. Oregonian/Oregonlive.com business reporter Mike Rogoway has been covering this industry for decades and joins us to share more details about the effect of this global company’s decisions on Oregon.

Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are the dominant players in the cloud market. Around the world, they're building massive hyperscale data centers that they claim are necessary to power the future of our digital existence. But they also increase their power over other companies and come with massive resource demands communities are getting fed up with. Is their future really the one we want? This is episode 1 of Data Vampires, a special four-part series from Tech Won't Save Us.Tech Won't Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.The show is hosted by Paris Marx. Production is by Eric Wickham. Transcripts are by Brigitte Pawliw-Fry.Also mentioned in this episode:Senior cloud consultant Dwayne Monroe and Associate Professor in Economics Cecilia Rikap were interviewed for this episode.Interviews with Jeff Bezos and The Oregonian journalist Mike Rogoway were cited.Support the show

Today on City Cast Portland, we're talking about the latest research into Oregon's income disparities, the famous burger shop causing controversy in Beaverton, and the dark money political group that's calling it quits. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week's Friday news roundup are Oregonian business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway and our very own executive producer, John Notarianni.  Discussed in Today's Episode:  Oregon Poverty Remains Relatively Low Overall – but Higher for Some Groups, and in Some Places [Oregonian

Oregonians have a lot in common with the rest of the country in one major way – we're pretty pessimistic about the local economy. But if you look at the numbers, things are on the mend: inflation is falling, wages are up, and unemployment is near historic lows. So why is there such a big contrast between how we feel, and what economists say is actually going on? Oregonian technology and economy reporter Mike Rogoway joins executive producer John Notarianni to walk us through the answer and explain how our perceptions could impact the upcoming election season. Discussed in Today's Episode: Oregonians Are Still Worried About the Economy: Here Are Their Top Concerns [Oregonian

The Oregonian/OregonLive last week published the results of a series of polls that shed light on the sentiments of Portland-area residents heading into a May election. John Horvick, senior vice president of polling partner DHM Research, joined the podcast Beat Check with The Oregonian to review the results and discuss some of the most interesting findings. Also on the panel are reporters Mike Rogoway and Shane Dixon Kavanaugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Semiconductor manufacturing is critical to Oregon's economy: it's the state's largest manufacturing sector in terms of employment, exports and contributions to its gross domestic product. Intel, the state's top chipmaker, employs 23,000 people and is Oregon's largest corporate employer. But the chips – celebrated by state lawmakers, ubiquitous in thousands of computer systems, from desktops and cell phones to medical devices and wind turbines – also come with a major disadvantage. Chipmaking is a heavy industry that's one of the dirtiest in the state. Chip manufacturing pollutes the air, uses huge quantities of water and energy and generates a greenhouse gasses, significantly contributing to the state's slice of global warming. Mike Rogoway, who covers the business of technology for The Oregonian/OregonLive, talks about why Intel and other semiconductor companies are so polluting, what they're doing about it and why it's so difficult to clean up this essential industry sector. “It's not clear at this point whether we can have our cake and eat it too, whether we can have our more advanced semiconductors and have more clean materials used in the manufacturing process,” said Rogoway. “I think the companies are committed to finding a way there. I just don't think we have clarity at this point as to how they will get there or how long it will take.” Read more about Intel/chip manufacturers' environmental impact: Intel's expansion plans revive concerns about Oregon factories' environmental impact Intel wins air quality permit for Oregon expansion despite underreporting carbon emissions Intel contractor sues for $550,000, says toxic chemicals in Oregon factory cost him his sense of taste and smell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oregon's largest corporate employer has been one of the biggest boosters calling for an infusion of taxpayer dollars into U.S. manufacturing of computer chips. Last week, Intel got its wish: an $8.5 billion check from the federal government. Mike Rogoway, who covers the chip industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, spoke with business editor Elliot Njus about what this award means for Intel in Oregon and around the world. He also discussed his reporting on the Oregon Employment Department, which launched long-awaited upgrade to its computer system that handles unemployment claims — but the transition doesn't seem to have ended difficulties for Oregonians seeking jobless benefits. Read more: Intel wins $8.5 billion in federal subsidies for chip factories, calls for more Computer upgrade triggers familiar problems for Oregonians seeking unemployment benefits Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get new episodes each week. You can support local journalism by becoming a subscriber to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Explore more of our podcasts and sign up to get newsletters for the latest news and top stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

State leaders are struggling to fix the dysfunctional way Oregon handles unemployment benefits: Navigating the system is a nightmare, there are huge delays in payouts, and they're even asking some people to return the money they've already received. Today we're talking with Oregonian reporter Mike Rogoway about how the state got here, what they're doing to fix the problem, and how someone can make sure they get their benefits in the meantime. Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Treefort Music Fest in downtown Boise March 20-24 Ilana Glazer at the Newmark Theater Feb. 9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google, Facebook, Instagram, and the rest of the internet, are housed on servers. These servers are mostly stored in data centers located in small, desert communities. Data centers use water to cool their servers. As the climate changes and droughts become more prevalent, legal issues arise as to who gets primary access to water sources. BTLJ Podcast host, Meg O'Neill, speaks with lawyer John DeVoe of Water Watch, and then journalist Mike Rogoway of the Oregonian.

Since our lives basically run on computers, regional data centers handling internet traffic are a huge business: Companies are investing billions of dollars across Oregon to build and staff them. Today on City Cast Portland, executive producer John Notarianni talks with Oregonian business of technology reporter Mike Rogoway about what goes on in these warehouses full of computers, and the questions they raise about land use, clean energy, and government regulation here in Oregon. Events mentioned in today's show: David Sedaris at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall The Portland Cheese and Meat Festival at the Leftbank Annex The Fall Chrysanthemum Festival at the Lan Su Chinese Garden Who would you like to hear on City Cast Portland? Shoot us an email at portland@citycast.fm, or leave us a voicemail at 503-208-5448. Want more Portland news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter, Hey Portland, and be sure to follow us on Instagram.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Portland? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Rogoway, Business Reporter for the Oregonian rejoins the show for his fifth guest appearance. Mike discusses the Oregon economy, startups, Intel/Chips industry, and more. Read Mike's columns at: https://www.oregonlive.com/user/MikeRogoway/posts.html Follow him on Twitter/X: @rogoway

Intel appears to be doubling down on its key research and development sites in Oregon, with plans to spend billions of dollars to expand its computer chip factories in Washington County. Mike Rogoway, who covers the tech industry for The Oregonian/OregonLive, broke the news of Intel's plans earlier this month. He joined business editor Elliot Njus on the Beat Check with The Oregonian podcast to talk about the Intel's big investment in Oregon – and the challenges ahead for Intel, which happens to be the state's biggest corporate employer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Downtown Portland is the city's economic, cultural and transportation hub. And its future remains far from certain. In this episode, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter Mike Rogoway and city hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh discuss the city center's ups and downs, its peril and promise. Read More: The Oregonian/OregonLive's 2021 ‘Downtown in distress' series. Are people coming back to downtown Portland yet? Here's what the numbers say Pills, petty crime, despair: A ‘perfect storm' batters heart of downtown Portland Portland's oldest food cart pod will reopen as 300-seat beer garden ‘Open-air drug use is at an all-time high' in downtown Portland: Police turn to citations as fentanyl crisis explodes Fences come down at Portland's troubled O'Bryant Square this fall. What comes next? Portland Ritz-Carlton tower nears completion with few apparent hiccups, defying odds Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last year was a brutal one for stock portfolios, retirement accounts and some local businesses. On the latest episode of Beat Check with the Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway chatted abou last year, this year and what to make of the economic climate. Related reading: Mike Rogoway's story archive Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Rogoway is the business reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Read Mike's business coverage at: https://www.oregonlive.com/user/MikeRogoway/ Connect with Mike on Twitter @https://twitter.com/rogoway and LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogoway/

Intel's race to recapture its throne atop the microchip industry continues to hit choppy waters. The tech giant announced layoffs are imminent, and Oregon employees will be included. On the latest episode of Beat Chec, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway. We talked about the latest news surrounding Oregon's largest corporate employer, why the reboot plan led by CEO Pat Gelsinger is still a work in progress that could possibly pay off years from now – and how other chip companies in Oregon and elsewhere are faring much better. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the more interesting stories in Oregon is playing out in Morrow County. It includes a nonprofit internet provider, a handful of local politicians and… Amazon – one of the world's most powerful companies. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we chat with business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway. We talked about his three part series examining Amazon's role in Morrow county, the unusual arrangement that put many local politicians and civic leaders on all sides of the decision and boosting carbon emissions – and how Oregon's decades old program to give local governments the ability to hand out massive property tax breaks has transformed into a windfall for some of our nation's most prominent companies. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts to get the latest episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week was a momentous one for President Biden – a major bill moved through Congress that directed billions of dollars toward intel and other chip manufacturers. So why is Intel stock plummeting? On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we connect with Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about the CHIPS Act passing with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress, what it may mean for Intel, why the company's stock is in free fall and much more. On the second half of the show we discussed the latest state audit of the Employment Department. Subscribe to Beat Check anywhere you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Rogoway is an award-winning journalist who has covered business and technology for the Oregonian since 2004. Rogoway is among the most senior reporters at The Oregonian and has broken major national stories during his time at The O; he is well-sourced with a deep knowledge of Oregon's economy and business environment.    In this episode, we ask Mike about the most pressing issues that our audience (of politically engaged listeners) should know about. We talk about the big trends in Oregon's business community, which industries are thriving and which are declining, and why Oregon's publicly-traded companies have suffered worse than the broader stock market. We talk about inflation, whether a recession is on the horizon--and whether Portland and Oregon can be resilient or not. Finally, we cover some specific sectors--agriculture and technology--and why they matter so much for the state's future.

It's been a bit of an anxious time for Oregon's largest employer. A change at the top. A gargantuan new campus in suburban Ohio. Stocks took a big hit.But last week Intel celebrated the completion of a massive expansion in Hillsboro, and the tech giant effectively reaffirmed Oregon's importance to its present and future.On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business and technology reporter Mike Rogoway talked about Intel's big week, why the company renamed its flagship Oregon campus, what it can – and can't -- do about its greenhouse gas emissions and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Oregon's largest employer is expanding – big time – but it won't be in Oregon. Last month, Intel announced a $20 billion expansion in Ohio, promising to hire 3,000 for two new factories. And that sparked big concerns in the Beaver State. But the decision wasn't surprising. On this bonus episode, we talked with Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for the Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about his recent story on what Oregon leaders were saying and thinking last year as Intel's expansion talk heated up, what the expansion means for Oregon's largest employer and what it may portend in the governor's race. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Travis Boersma helped start an iconic Oregon company, and the Dutch Bros cofounder is suddenly one of the state's wealthiest residents.But in recent months Boersma's other passion – horse racing – is suddenly at the center of a political drama. And Boersma is threatening to lay off more than 200 employees if his plans aren't approved in Salem. On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporters Jeff Manning and Mike Rogoway talked about Boersma's race track and gambling and restaurant center called the Flying Lark, why tribal governments see it as a huge threat to their casinos, how Dutch Bros is faring on the markets a few months after it went public and whether the race track controversy is a one off or the first indication of a new billionaire flexing his political muscle.Related:How Dutch Bros became an iconic Oregon company See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One of the country's most famous companies is expanding in Oregon, and one city is carrying the water, legally speaking. That town sued to the public from knowing key details about the company's plans.I'm Andrew Theen and this is Beat Check with The Oregonian. Up next, Mike Rogoway, business and technology reporter for The Oregonian and OregonLive. We talked about Google's plans along the Columbia River and why The Dalles is suing the Oregonian. We discussed data centers in general and what they mean to our economy, what other companies are doing and what information they share and on the second half of the show, we talked about Intel's bold new plans and why resistance and skepticism are so strong. Related reading:The Oregonians's series "Draining Oregon"2015 story from Mike on rural economies/data centers See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the season 5 premiere Mike Rogoway, business reporter for The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com, joins the show to give an update on recent and upcoming Oregon IPOs, the economy and notable tech companies in Portland/SW Washington. Follow Mike on twitter @rogoway

What companies belong on Oregon's Mt. Rushmore? Nike. TexTronix. Les Schwab Tire Centers….and now Dutch Bros? The Grants Pass based drive through coffee company's success isn't new, but it's decision to go public is putting the company in rarefied air. It may soon be one of Oregon's most valuable companies.On the latest episode of Beat Check, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about Dutch Bros and its remarkable rise from Grants Pass novelty to a caffeinated juggernaut.We talked about the Dutch mafia, their brand awareness, why even some notable coffee purists are all in on company's future and what its rise says about the state's business climate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Downtown Portland is a complex place. In some ways, it’s struggling mightily. There’s the weight of the pandemic, the boarded up businesses and widespread trash there. In others, its excelling. See the lines for the new Gucci store for example. But how downtown is perceived is in some ways more important than its actual reality, especially for its economic future. And Portland area residents don’t have good things to say about downtown right now, even if they haven’t gone down there to check it out.On this episode, business reporters Jamie Goldberg and Mike Rogoway talk about the state of downtown today, what a recent poll commissioned by our newspaper revealed about that perception issue, and what it may take to bring people back to the city center. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Brad Stone to talk about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and his new book Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire, covering things like AMI’s extortion of Bezos, what the single cow burger tells about who Bezos has become, the impact of Amazon’s labor practices, and many more Bezos/Amazon topics.  In the Plus segment: Neobanks.  Mentioned in the show: “No Thank You, Mr. Pecker,” by Jeff Bezos “Colonial Pipeline Paid the Ransom. Bad Move,” by Timothy L. O'Brien for Bloomberg  “The Deadly Toll of Amazon’s Trucking Boom,” by Paris Martineau for The Information “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace,” by Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld for the New York Times  “Simple Banking Customers Still Locked Out; Parent BBVA Says Its Customer Service Crashed,” by Mike Rogoway for Oregon Live Email: slatemoney@slate.com Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck, @s_m_i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Felix Salmon, Emily Peck, and Stacy-Marie Ishmael are joined by Brad Stone to talk about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and his new book Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire, covering things like AMI’s extortion of Bezos, what the single cow burger tells about who Bezos has become, the impact of Amazon’s labor practices, and many more Bezos/Amazon topics.  In the Plus segment: Neobanks.  Mentioned in the show: “No Thank You, Mr. Pecker,” by Jeff Bezos “Colonial Pipeline Paid the Ransom. Bad Move,” by Timothy L. O'Brien for Bloomberg  “The Deadly Toll of Amazon’s Trucking Boom,” by Paris Martineau for The Information “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace,” by Jodi Kantor and David Streitfeld for the New York Times  “Simple Banking Customers Still Locked Out; Parent BBVA Says Its Customer Service Crashed,” by Mike Rogoway for Oregon Live Email: slatemoney@slate.com Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Twitter: @felixsalmon, @EmilyRPeck, @s_m_i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With 15 Oregon counties moving back to extreme risk of COVID spread, the state will likely see jobless claims rise as restrictions on indoor activities return. Those newly out-of-work Oregonians will go back to the state's clunky unemployment system that remains one of the slowest in the countryOn the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, business reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the still ongoing woes at the state’s employment department. A year into the economic crisis, some workers are still stuck dealing with a system that has fundamental flaws that can’t be fixed anytime soon. We hit on that and much more. Then, on the second half of the show, state politics reporter Hillary Borrud discusses Oregon landing a 6th congressional seat, the first expansion in 40 years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, we hear from three staff writers about the state of affairs in Oregon: Hillary Borrud, our state politics reporter; Mike Rogoway, who covers business and technology; and one of our newest staffers, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden.We talked about the the economy, the state of homelessness services in the city, the legislature and another Republican walkout, the pandemic, and why things feel like they're looking up.You can support this podcast and our local journalism with a subscription to OregonLive. Go to oregonlive.com/podsupport. Thank you.Background reading:Borrud: Oregon economists expect $571 million kicker Hayden: On the proposed alcohol tax increase and what critics, supporters sayRogoway: Oregon businesses are, by and large, still in business See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Rogoway is the business reporter for the Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Follow Mike on Twitter @rogoway

Businesses across the state are locked into a new normal — and any true economic revival could be years away. But things could actually be much worse.On this episode, reporter Mike Rogoway talks about the latest unemployment figures and the overall state economic forecast and explains why things aren’t as bad as experts feared they would be.We also talked about downtown's struggles, how the recession is playing out differently across the state and much more.Interested in interacting more with Mike and our business team? Subscribe to our new text service to stay informed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Rogoway is the business reporter for The Oregonian/Oregonlive.com. In this episode Mike gives an update on the state of Oregon's economy, tech news, and the sentiment of Portland business owners of a recovery.

Tens of thousands of unemployed Oregonians are spending a lot of time on their phones right now. But this isn’t mindless scrolling. these Oregonians are waiting, and waiting, and waiting -- on hold trying to get through to the state Employment Department.The past few months have been historic in the country, and they are also unprecedented for the state's employment department, which faces a tremendous backlog, massive wait times for callers and an inability to set any timetable to pay money it said it will pay to unemployed workers.Mike Rogoway, The Oregonian/OregonLive's business reporter, chronicled all those woes during the past few months. The crisis has culminated in Kay Erickson, the department's director, resigning under pressure this weekend.Related reading:Department director resigns under pressure200,000 backlog in paid claimsOther states are doing different things to meet the pandemic pressureOregon's computer system is a costly failure See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Rogoway is the Business Reporter for The Oregonian/OregonLive.com. Mike discusses the economic impact in Oregon from COVID-19, as well as his experience as a journalist during this time.

Oregon's economy took a savage hit one week into the potentially months-long reality where bars, restaurants and other social hot spots are shuttered in an attempt to combat the coronavirus. Plus, schools are shuttered through April. Eder Campuzano, The Oregonian/OregonLive's schools reporter, talks about the situation for PPS plus a recent story on how the virus is affecting places like one St. Johns taqueria. Plus, Mike Rogoway talks about the economic fallout. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Rogoway is the business reporter for the Oregonian. In this episode Mike gives an update on the health of Oregon's economy, startup companies in the news and the 2020 business outlook for Portland. Follow Mike on Twitter https://twitter.com/rogoway and read Mike's recent articles at https://connect.oregonlive.com/staff/MikeRogoway/posts.html.

A conversation with Mike Rogoway about some of the biggest business stories of the past year. We talked about Intel and Nike's internal strife but continued profitability, Gert Boyle's death, massive layoffs at a food processing plant in the Willamette Valley and what to watch for in Oregon business developments as we enter 2020. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike Rogoway is the Business reporter for The Oregonian. In this episode, Mike gives an update on the tech industry in Oregon, including recent funding announcements, new companies in Portland and hiring/economic trends.

We're back with our first podcast of 2018 and check in with our friend Mike Rogoway, business & tech reporter for The Oregonian. We discuss the health of Oregon's economy, the recent funding announcements of three local startups, Mike & his colleagues' recent reporting on Nike & Intel, and the state of the news industry.

Writer, Mike Rogoway of The Oregonian reflects on the changing landscape of tech in the NW over the last 20 years.

In this episode Mike Rogoway, Business writer for The Oregonian, talks about the state of Portland's tech industry, the macro economic climate in Oregon, new and up & coming companies in Portland, and the changing business models of journalism. I really enjoyed connecting with my former colleague at The Oregonian and getting his thoughts on being a reporter covering businesses in the state of Oregon.

Six and a half years ago, Kim England, global community director at multinational publishing and education company Pearson, led the company’s transition from a disjointed collection of more than 130 intranets, to an enterprise social network (ESN) powered by Jive. Recently, she said that Facebook’s move into the ESN space “should act as a wake-up call to Jive that they need to put collaboration and conversation back at the heart of their product.” Kim joins the show to talk about the current state of ESNs and what’s missing. Plus: The recent $462 million dollar acquisition of Jive and what it means for customers like Pearson What will determine the “winners and losers” in the ESN space over the next few years How well-connected ESNs help companies make better decisions across cultures, globally Big Quotes “[Workplace by Facebook] should act as a wake-up call to Jive Software that they need to put collaboration and conversation back at the heart of their product.” -@miss_england_19 “I still think that Jive has one of the best products out there. I make it my business to see what’s competing against it, and whenever I go to conferences and we talk about the various different vendors, I think Jive customers tend to have the more successful communities. They tend to have a lot less challenges, in terms of implementation. They get a lot of support from Jive. They’re a fantastic partner.” -@miss_england_19 “[ESNs that don’t focus on conversation become a] glorified 2.0 intranet. It’s not a collaboration space. … [Workplace by Facebook is] encouraging conversations. They are encouraging dialogue. It’s like Yammer on steroids. It’s exciting and it’s interesting, and it’s why people, who perhaps haven’t had an ESN before and are perhaps looking at it for the first time are saying, ‘This is amazing,’ because people know what Facebook is. People know what they’re getting with Facebook. Facebook doesn’t need instruction. It’s easy to use.” -@miss_england_19 “One of the things I felt when I listened to Facebook, talking about one of their [ESN] case studies with banks, was that they were a little bit arrogant, that they were almost the first people to do this. This is not a new space. And the case studies and what you’re talking about, we were talking about with Jive seven, eight years ago – for Pearson, six years ago. There’s an element like they think they’re the new kid on the block with the magic wand.” -@miss_england_19 “[Years ago, when Jive used to make big changes to their software, they would] ask customers, and we’d give you feedback. We’d tell you either why something wouldn’t work or why something would really, really work. That doesn’t happen anymore. We do feed into various different events that they have. I’ve been part of the advisory board for a couple of years, but I don’t seem to see any activity that actually reflects what I’m hearing from other customers. So, that, again, is where I think the wake-up call really needs to come from, because if they don’t listen to their customers – and the price point’s relatively expensive – why would I not look at other options, potentially?” -@miss_england_19 “If you look at things like Slack coming into the [ESN] market, it’s kind of free off the bat, but all these sort of little, miniature ESNs or small communities, they don’t really help the problem that an ESN is trying to solve, which is that you’ve got information in silos within an organization. Because the trouble is, with something like Slack and then having another tool and then maybe even having a Jive, is that they still all sit in those different systems. It only really, really works if you’ve got one chosen tool across the enterprise that everyone’s on board with, that everyone’s using, that there’s an investment behind. Resourcing it properly with community managers and training people and being really clear about its purpose, and then committing to it for the long term.” -@miss_england_19 About Kim England Kim England has more than 12 years of experience as a communication and community practitioner and, during the last 6, she has successfully implemented two Jive Software communities at Pearson, the multinational publishing and education company. She works at all levels of the organization to drive business value using Pearson’s enterprise social network communities. In addition to the overall direction and strategy of the platforms, her role supports the business through coaching and engagement to help leaders develop their own business collaboration strategies. Kim is a thought leader on planning, implementing and delivering social business platforms. She is a member of the Jive executive advisory board, co-founder of ESNanon and regularly shares her experience on the topic of enterprise social networks and building successful communities on the conference and speaker circuit. Related Links sociouscommunity, Kim’s blog Pearson, where Kim is global community director Community Signal’s Patreon campaign, where you can support the show Jive Software, which Pearson uses to power their Neo internal community platform for employees ESNanon, a resource for enterprise social network professionals, co-founded by Kim Community Signal episode with Dina Vekaria of Pearson “Pearson Wins Jive Award for Employee Engagement” press release Jive’s Pearson case study Kim’s tweet about Workplace by Facebook serving as a wake-up call for Jive “Making the Switch from Jive to Workplace by Facebook” by Talk Social to Me, referenced in Kim’s tweet Yammer, an enterprise social networking service, owned by Microsoft Workplace by Facebook pricing Lithium, another community software company at the higher end of the price scale Community Signal episode with Maggie McGary, talking about the association management software space “Heys Luggage’s Warranty Isn’t Worth Much” by Patrick “Jive Software Enters into Definitive Agreement to Become Part of the Aurea Family of Companies for $462 Million in Cash” press release ESW Capital, who acquired Jive through affiliate Wave Systems, placing it in the Aurea family of companies “Jive Software’s Buyer: ‘This is a Bet-the-Company Acquisition for Us” by Mike Rogoway for The Oregonian Elisa Steele, CEO of Jive Software “Jive Software Completes its $462 Million Sale” by Mike Rogoway for The Oregonian, covering Steele’s plans to leave the company SharePoint, a collaboration platform from Microsoft Slack, a communication tool used by many companies Penguin and the Financial Times, two companies formerly owned or wholly-owned by Pearson, content from which still populates Pearson’s Jive-powered site “Censor Block and the Most Efficient Use of Your Forums’ Word Censor Feature” by Patrick JiveWorld, Jive’s customer conference Kim on Twitter “Pearson’s People-Centric Intranet,” a series of videos from Jive, featuring Kim Transcript View the transcript on our website Your Thoughts If you have any thoughts on this episode that you’d like to share, please leave me a comment, send me an email or a tweet. 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