Shortly after Travel Oregon’s CEO announced his retirement, the commission that oversees the agency voted to keep him on for a year to help pick his successor and approved a new employment package. But the state agency is now unwilling to share with the public the details of his offer letter. It’s a significant omission […]
The exercise can be frustrating. Every two years, Oregon’s semi-independent state agencies—Travel Oregon and more than a dozen others—undergo financial review by the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Office, which then shares a report with lawmakers. But among those agencies, Travel Oregon, with a $95 million biennial budget, as well as the much smaller Oregon Wine Board […]
During commercial breaks this television season, viewers were likely to spy a Muppet-like beaver leading delighted visitors on a snowshoe hike past Mount Hood or singing the benefits of fishing guides while flycasting in pristine Oregon waters. These jaunty scenes, produced by award-winning Portland-based ad agency Wieden+Kennedy, grab the attention but are also somewhat puzzling […]
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