Drew Bledsoe on finding the right customer at the right time (Video)
Drew Bledsoe's secret to cultivating customers?
Easy: Bledsoe, the NFL legend who runs Doubleback Winery in Walla Wall, said he has personal interactions as often as possible.
Bledsoe He discussed his new life during March’s Portland Business Journal Power Breakfast. A video clip of his appearance is above.
The next Portland Business Journal Power Breakfast takes place April 10. It will feature twin brothers, Jeremy and Chris Cox, who started the 10 Barrel brewing company.
Tickets for the…
Hank’s Haute Dogs posts listing for $300,000
Popular Kakaako eatery Hank’s Haute Dogs is up for sale, with a listing price of $300,000, according to a filing posted on commercial real estate website LoopNet.
But owner Henry “Hank” Adaniya clarified that he’s “just testing the market” and is looking for a buyer who wants to retain the property as Hank’s Haute Dogs.
“I just threw a line in the water and we’ll see what happens,” Adaniya told PBN. “Ideally, it wouldn’t be a full sale — I’d want to partner with somebody.
“We’re…
April’s big ticket events in Silicon Valley: F8 is back in San Jose, and an epicurean celebration at Pebble Beach
April will see yet more opportunities for professional advancement and leisure, with more conferences in San Jose covering social media and technology, along with an epicurean weekend in Pebble Beach for people with a little more time and money to enjoy themselves.
The Silicon Valley Business Journal is also hosting two events: the Business of Cannabis, where attendees can explore the ecosystem of the local cannabis industry, and Best Places to Work — a joint effort between SVBJ and the San Francisco…
Zippy’s purchases land to build its first Las Vegas restaurant
One year after announcing plans to open a location in Las Vegas, Zippy’s Restaurants revealed Friday that it has purchased a vacant lot in Southwest Las Vegas at the corner of Badura Avenue and Montessouri Street.
The company plans to build a 7,000-square-foot restaurant, which will include take-out and a retail bakery, as well as a 12,000-square-foot kitchen and bakery that’s designed to support future growth in the area.
This marks Zippy’s first expansion outside of Hawaii, where it has…
Etkin Johnson buys southeast land for 334,000-sf campus
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JLL to buy HFF in $2 billion transaction
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Halcyon bests price per key by $62,155
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What’s happening with the Rockies’ “West Lot” construction project ahead of opening day
Rockies fans headed to games this season will get to see the transformation of the old West Lot, where work has been underway since the team last played to transform the space into a three-building project set to open in 2021.
When finished, the old lot at the southwest corner of 20th and Wazee streets will be a mixed-use project that will house the team’s hall of fame.
Denizens of the ballpark neighborhood may be aware of all the work that has happened since crews fenced it off last September in advance of its transformation, but for fans that haven’t been to LoDo since the end of the 2018 season, here is the latest:
Excavation work is still underway, but support pillars are rising as concrete is poured for the two floors of underground parking that will eventually host 420 spots.
Three tower cranes have been erected around the site. They are lit up purple at night.
An official naming ceremony for the project has been scheduled for April 4. Team co-owner Dick Monfort is expected to..
OHA is making progress in detecting improper Medicaid payments, new audit finds
The Oregon Health Authority has made progress in better detecting and preventing improper Medicaid payments, but it still has some work to do, concludes a followup audit from acting Secretary of State Leslie Cummings.
A previous audit, released in November 2017, identified eight areas where the agency should make corrections. OHA agreed with the recommendations and has implemented two so far, while making progress on the remaining six, according to the new audit.
The late Secretary of State Dennis…
Minority Business Leader Awards: Monica Escalante
For Monica Escalante, a chance encounter at work turned into a volunteer opportunity that morphed into a new career path.
While working in marketing for a Silver Spring company, Escalante was assigned a campaign for the Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland.
“As part of that campaign, I was trying to understand what hospice was about,” Escalante says. “I really became fascinated with end of life care.”
To Escalante, the idea of a team of clinicians going into homes to provide…