Oregon Business
Vanilla Prices Coming Back Down to Earth After Years of Record Highs
EUGENE, Ore. — Starting in 2016, global vanilla prices skyrocketed when below average harvests in Madagascar and Indonesia coincided with increased consumer demand for natural flavors and “clean” labels, notes Singing Dog Vanilla….
Lincoln County School District in Oregon Selects Synergy Education Platform
NEWPORT, Ore. — Lincoln County School District (LCSD) has selected the industry-leading Synergy Education Platform by Edupoint Educational Systems for its K-12 student information and learning management needs. The district’s cloud-hosted Synergy solution will include Synergy Student Information System (SIS), Synergy Online Registration, and Synergy Special Education….
Dementia Map Reinvents Access to Dementia Resources
PORTLAND, Ore. — JADCOM Media LLC announced today that Lori La Bey of Alzheimers Speaks and Dave Wiederrich of Memory Cafe Directory have created Dementia Map at DementiaMap.com – the first Global Resource Directory and event calendar for families and professionals….
Increased Sales of Niche Vanilla Product Leads to Company’s Happy Discovery of a Healthy Trend
EUGENE, Ore. — As Covid-19 lockdowns expanded this year, Singing Dog Vanilla saw grocery sales of its Pure Vanilla Extracts rise along with the public’s enthusiasm for home baking. But they were surprised that demand also increased for their Alcohol Free Pure Vanilla Flavor, a product usually consumed by people avoiding alcohol in their diet….
Kuni Foundation Awards $100,000 Housing Access Grant to Community Vision
PORTLAND, Ore. — Community Vision, a leader in advancing self-advocacy and person-focused housing for people who experience intellectual and developmental disabilities, received a $100,000 grant from the Kuni Foundation to enhance housing access efforts….
Singing Dog Vanilla Introduces Organic Vanilla Cocoa Frosting Mix in Compostable Packaging
EUGENE, Ore. — Singing Dog Vanilla is introducing an Organic Vanilla Cocoa Frosting Mix with compostable packaging after movement of their Organic Vanilla Frosting Mix surged by 209% this year. Sales growth is most likely encouraged by an increase in home baking while people shelter in place….
Helping Powell’s Books and Small Retail Businesses Stay Operational During Pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. — Matter Supply Co. responds with a technology solution after Powell’s Books layoffs. The company announced today that it will also donate significant efforts to create 20 eCommerce websites for small Portland-area retailers most threatened by closure during the outbreak….
Inked Gaming Donates 15,000 Masks to Hospitals, First Responders
CORVALLIS, Ore. — When healthcare workers around Oregon started asking for hand-sewn mask donations, Oregon-based gaming supplies company, Inked Gaming, answered the call. It quickly set its sewing team into action to create more than 15,000 face masks that will be donated to hospitals and first responders suffering from the state’s personal protective equipment (PPE) shortage….
Cascade Systems Technology Hires a New Chief Executive Officer
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Cascade Systems Technology (“CST” or the “Company”) is proud to announce the hiring of Mr. Shantanu R. Gupta as the new Chief Executive Officer for the Company….
Edupoint Announces 4th Annual ‘Partner for Life’ Award Co-Recipients: Oregon’s High Desert Education Service District and Beaverton School District
MESA, Ariz. — Edupoint® Educational Systems, creator of the industry-leading Synergy® Education Platform for K-12 student information and learning management, is pleased to announce that Rachel Wente-Chaney, CIO for High Desert Education Service District (HDESD) in Redmond, Oregon, and Steven Langford, CIO for Beaverton School District (BSD) in Beaverton, Oregon, have been selected as co-recipients of the company’s 2019 Partner For Life Award….