A small factory in Cascade Locks could represent big change for the apparel industry. Nicole Bassett and Jeff Denby founded the Renewal Workshop in 2016, aiming to create a closed loop for damaged but repairable clothing. The company isn’t yet profitable, but it’s growing fast: It has 15 industry partners and Bassett said she’s in active business development with at least that many more. It also recently signed on the North Face, a big client that gives it added credibility. See our Strategies…

Intel Corp. is steadily working its way down a closely-guarded list of likely candidates for CEO, and is open to hiring someone from outside the company — a first for the 50-year-old chipmaker, Bloomberg reports, citing sources close to the search. Intel’s board has reportedly had preliminary conversations with a handful of executives, but have not yet begun formal interviews. The board’s shortlist includes former GlobalFoundries CEO Sanjay Jha, former Intel executive Anand Chandrasekher,…

The scholarships will help offset tuition for six students this school year.

Hoping to make an impression while networking in Silicon Valley, the entrepreneurs began sending “thank you” gifts because no one remembered them after the meeting. That led the friends to figure out how to take the pain out of sending gifts.

United Airlines — which wants to be known as the caring carrier — is thinking today about the millions of people that don’t get enough time off from work in the United States. The Chicago-base airline said today it is launching a new contest called “Time Off in Tahiti” that is designed to recognize the hardest-working person in America and reward him or her with a relaxing vacation in — you guessed it — Tahiti. But first the carrier, in conjunction with Project: Time Off, must identify…

Local education experts attributed this low and decreasing average student debt to a major commitment to providing need-based aid and informing students on higher education funding options.