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ACHS - Founded in New Zealand in 1978, ACHS opened its doors in the United States in 1989. Today, ACHS remains one of the few accredited colleges specializing in online holistic health education, offering undergraduate and graduate certificate, diploma, and degree programs and professional continuing education.
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With three airports, four marine terminals, five business parks, and hundreds of employees, Port of Portland is an economic engine for transforming our region into a place where everyone is welcome, empowered, and connected to the opportunity to find a good job or grow their business. Their job is to pull down barriers and connect people and local businesses who have been left out of the region’s economic growth – including people of color, low-income workers, and people with disabilities – to powerful opportunities. Using their resources, expertise, and influence, they create jobs, help locally owned businesses grow, and help attract more quality employers to the state.
As a global leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience.
The economic and urban development agency for the city of Portland. They focus on building an equitable economy by carrying out a comprehensive range of economic development programs that support small business, improve access to workforce training, and create jobs for Portland residents. They work with partners to drive public attention and resources to different areas of the city, which helps Portland realize capital projects – parks, streetscape improvements, community centers –that would not happen on their own, making it a better place to live for all Portlanders.
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Founded in Oregon in 2005 by President & CEO Travis Knight, LAIKA creates films that are born in imagination, shaped into stories, and crafted by passionate artists who give life to unforgettable characters.
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LAIKA promotes the spirit of a city known for embracing the free-thinking, the counter-cultural, and the adventurous. They’re proud of their home, its history, and its culture. LAIKA wouldn’t be the same creative, industry-defining company if it was born anywhere else. They’ve embraced this culture internally, fostering an environment that supports and celebrates creativity.
A Portland based roaster that was founded in 2004 by Brazilian native Augusto Carneiro. Augusto has always felt a deep sense of pride for the work his family has done growing coffee in the highlands of Brazil since the 1890s, and he formed Nossa Familia to bring his family's coffee to Portland. Early on, all of Nossa Familia's coffee was imported directly from his family's farms, and today these Brazilian fazendas remain at the core of their direct coffee trade model. Over time they have developed deeply-rooted relationships with coffee growers around the world, bringing excellent specialty coffees from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Peru, Ethiopia, and beyond.
Founded in Portland, Gamblin offer professional oil paints that are known for their high quality, intense colors, and unique textures. Made with the highest grade pigment, refined linseed (flax) oil and safflower oil, Gamblin Artist's Oil Colors have strong pigmentation and luscious working properties. Each color possesses unique characteristics in terms of texture, undertone, and tinting strength.