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Willamette Angel Conference Invests More than $450K

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Yesterday’s Willamette Angel Conference (WAC) 2013 event invested more than $465,000 in four Oregon startups, highlighted by more than $250,000 in Portland-based Sonivate , which has developed a fingertip-mounted ultrasound probe that enables imaging while leaving both hands free to do work with simultaneous tactile feedback. .

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Starting a Nonprofit: Chapter 1 of The ‘RIDE Eugene’ Story

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In Oregon, nearly 30 percent of all traffic fatalities are related to drunk driving. ” Finance News indiegogo niche markets nonprofits RIDE Eugene' And even if the intoxicated customer decides to call their own taxi for a ride home, where do they leave their car overnight, and how do they return to claim their car the next day?

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Media Rush Good News Bad News for This Startup

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Consider this one: a cool, fun-to-drive electric car, cheaper than most new cars, started by a young-ish former tech game company president with one successful exit behind him, in a very green-friendly Oregon university town, with a high-powered team including MIT whiz, finance veteran, and auto industry veterans.

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How to Start a Farm: Your Complete Guide to Success

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Step 3: Get financed. For example, Oregon State University Extension has a “Small Farms” portal where you can find out more about crops, grains, soil, livestock, and much more. If you’re based in Oregon and want to know more about growing blackberries, you couldn’t find a better resource. Step 3: Getting financed.

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Reinventing the Office: How to Lose Fat and Increase Productivity at Work

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The feature, titled “ Fitness Financed: Motion, Margin, Risk & Reward ,” offers an inside look into our office.). Install artwork of landscape paintings featuring green vegetation, water, and animal life , all from a view from the high ground (which is innately appealing aesthetics). Chair photo credit: watz ).

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