PORTLAND, Ore. — Investors are waiting on pins and needles for the Fed’s next move. That’s especially true after Tuesday’s Consumer Price Index report showed inflation came in at 8.3% year over year, higher than expected. Stock markets fell sharply. It was the worst single day drop since June 2020….WATCH/READ REPORT HERE >>…Continue Reading KATU 2 Financial Update – Dr. Brian Adams
What are you doing now? (as a UP alumnus) I founded a sales-focused consultancy where I help organizations build out their sales pipeline and go-to-market strategy. This involves hiring/developing the right salespeople, engineering outstanding processes, and leveraging the right-fit technology. Why did you choose UP Pamplin for your MBA? I chose UP Pamplin primarily for…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: Joe Barhoum (MBA ’09)
Jim Calko is an experienced consultant and heads Agile Services at The Gunter Group. For more than 18 years, Jim has been leading diverse teams in the military, high-tech manufacturing, eCommerce and health care sectors. Jim graduated from the Pamplin School of Business in 2014 with a Masters in Business Administration. Jim was born and…Continue Reading Alumni Spotlight: Jim Calko (MBA’14)
Contributed by Yuri Ramirez Diversity Drives Innovation Diversity and Inclusion cannot be an “add-in”, it has to be “grow within”. Diversity and inclusion are instrumental in driving innovation and delivering strong business growth, and everyone needs to be on board for this to work. Employee Engagement As an employee, you want the company you work…Continue Reading What’s On Your Mind? New Corporate Partner Series: Yuri Ramirez
Contributed by Dakota Hufford, Rebuilding Together Portland Executive Assistant The UP Community can support our mission by continuing our ongoing partnerships and coming to us with new project ideas! Rebuilding Together Portland is a Community Revitalization Partner: ensuring that homeowners can age in place. Our mission is to improve and enhance the quality of life…Continue Reading Rebuilding Together PDX – Improving Lives Across our Communities
About the Grotto Did you know that there is a 62-acre shrine, The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, (aka “The Grotto”) located here in Portland, Oregon? The Grotto is a Roman Catholic ministry of the Order of Friar Servants of Mary and during 2019, The Grotto hosted roughly 375,000 visitors. It is considered amongst…Continue Reading Join Jordan and the Grotto Mission