Blogante Business + Oregon Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 6, 2009

A national group is launching an initiative to help the private sector better integrate Latinos into the work force in Portland and two other cities – the Hispanic Integration Initiative, run by New York-based Americas Society and Council of the Americas

September 14, 2009

The Daily Herald Co., a division of The Washington Post Co., has launched – NuestroNoroeste.com, will provide daily updates in Spanish for Pacific Northwest

August 10, 2009

Seven Latino students at Portland Community College’s Rock Creek campus are getting a jolt of business savvy from Nike workers, one meeting and piece of advice at a time.

May 28, 2009

Hispanics dominate a traditional workforce – At Bornstein Seafoods 90 percent of the work force is Hispanic – Oregon

January 28, 2009

The national recession obliterating jobs in Oregon nurseries, construction sites and manufacturing facilities is hitting Latinos harder than any other group, primarily because they face distinct challenges that most people in the U.S. don’t.

November 3, 2008

Oregon Conference Educates Latinos on Small Business Management

August 12, 2008

Recently promoted to teller coordinator, Erika Montes, 21, works as a bilingual bank teller for U.S. Bank in Seaside. Montes has worked for the bank for more than a year and a half and is swiftly moving up in the ranks, as well as bringing in more Spanish-speaking customers because of her bilingual skills. – Astoria, Oregon

August 11, 2008

KRYP-FM, known as “El Rey,” has become the king of Portland radio. Only 17 months old, the station is drawing 6.4 percent of the Portland audience listening to radio at any one time. No other privately owned station — country, rock, news/talk — got more than a 5 percent share.

July 22, 2008

Undocumented worker ruling could rattle Oregon’s economy

July 10, 2008

Report: Immigration no-match policy could (really, really) hurt state economy – Oregon

June 18, 2008

Mexicana to Cut Flights Out of PDX – Portland, Oregon

June 12, 2008

Outbreak squeezes local salsa producers – Oregon (luckily I love salsa verde)

February 13, 2008

War Between Rival Hispanic Bakeries – Willamette, Oregon

January 28, 2008

Oregon business group counters anti-illegal immigrant campaigns

August 29, 2007

Farmworkers union sues feds – Group (PCUN) aims to halt higher application fees for noncitizens – Oregon

August 16, 2007

In mid-September, the Oregonian will launch a flashy full-color Spanish-language tabloid called Cancha.