Oregon Business Q3 2025

2025 What It Means to Be Green Now THE END OF FOREVER Oregon’s new anti-PFAS bill HOT SPOT Kah-Nee-Ta’s next chapter Q3 2025 | OregonBusiness.com plus COVER: Jason E. Kaplan & Joan McGuire ⁄Contents⁄ Q3 2025 Subscribe to our weekly e-newsletter featuring the best of OregonBusiness.com, plus articles from our print publication. To sign up, go to OregonBusiness.com. BRAND STORIES 18 Western Aircraft The efficiency of pointto-point air travel brings environmental as well as economic opportunities. JASON E. KAPLAN CORRECTIONS n The Q2 edition Powerlist, a ranked list of financial planners in Oregon and southwest Washington, contained erroneous information about the number of people employed by Coldstream Wealth Management. The firm employs 17 licensed professionals and has 29 employees in Oregon and southwest Washington. n The article “The Future Is Now” incorrectly described Toya Fick’s role at Meyer Memorial Trust. She is the president and CEO of the organization, not the executive director. Oregon Business regrets the errors. CHECK OUT THESE EXCLUSIVES (AND MORE) ON OREGONBUSINESS.COM n OHSU, Legacy Call Off Merger — Deal that would have reshaped health care in Oregon had been in the works for 18 months. n In Conversation: Adam Davis, Executive Director, Oregon Humanities — Davis talks about federal cuts facing state humanities councils, why he believes his organization’s work matters and why he isn’t afraid to speak out. n Port of Portland Cancels DEI Policy to Avoid Losing $145M in Federal Funding — Members of the Port board express regret but worry about risk to the regional economy. n Portland’s Pike Place — Two decades in the making, the James Beard Public Market speeds toward a 2026 opening, though uncertainty remains. 100 BEST NEWS The 2025 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon Survey Is Open! Find out how satisfied your employees are with their jobs through our anonymous and confidential survey. Register at www. OregonBusiness. com/2025register. For information on how the survey works, visit OregonBusiness.com/Statements. 2025 Follow @OregonBusiness for breaking news, blogs and commentary. 14 FEATURES 30 What Does It Mean to Be Green in 2025? Cover Story Three thought leaders on what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the world of sustainable business 33 100 Best Green Workplaces 2025 This year’s leaders in sustainable business practices 42 Springs Forward What the reopening of KahNee-Ta Hot Springs Resort means for Warm Springs REGULARS 04 From the Editor 06 Newsfeed 10 Tactics Mitch Daugherty, manager of Prosper Portland’s newly created Office of Small Business, talks about his plan for the position. 14 Spotlight What Oregon’s newly passed PFAS ban means for fire departments 22 Profile Erick Widman, founder of Passage Immigration Law, talks about what it’s like to be an immigration lawyer under Trump 2.0. 26 Powerlist Law firms ranked by the number of Oregon attorneys 46 Storyteller-in-Chief Music Millennium owner Terry Currier on the surprise resurgence of physical media 48 Policy Brief Robert “Bobby” Brunoe, secretary-treasurer/CEO of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs 2

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