Features Region: West

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many performers and musicians postponed tours and shows. Eventually, to the disappointment of fans, most were completely canceled. Now, with case numbers dropping, vaccine numbers rising and safety measures in place, bands and singers are returning to the stage. “People are hungry and wanting to be entertained,” says Dan Adams, […]

When a winery or brewery orders packaging supplies from G3 Enterprises, it can get everything—bottles, corks, caps, labels—in one place, as well as manufacturing, warehousing and transportation services. While this has always been the case, orders with many different items were difficult for G3 to fulfil. Similar product types were grouped in business units with […]

It was a fishing contest without a bass boat or even a rod and reel. In October 2021, employees at the Gemological Institute of America Inc. competed to see who could land the most “phish” by reporting suspicious emails to Chief Information Security Officer David Lin and his team. The contest was part of GIA’s […]

Danielle DiStefano wants to be first to test something on a small scale. Sometimes her team is skeptical, but she says her risk-taking is usually vindicated as she pushes the boundaries of TV. Such was the case in 2017 when she, as ITV America’s vice president of post-production, advocated for remote editing capabilities. Somehow DiStefano […]

“So how was work today?” This question might once have come up at dinner, asked by loved ones who’d toiled away from home. Now, it’s as likely to be asked of someone who’s just logged off at a workstation next to their bedroom or kitchen. Recognizing workplace changes—which were occurring even before the COVID-19 pandemic—is […]

If you ask Dawn Bridges to think outside of the box, understand she’s already there—in front of the box, on top of it, behind it. If KTGY’s director of technology could get her hands on a set of virtual reality goggles, she’d even wander back inside, she jokes. Owing to her experience in IT, engineering […]

You’ve got to allow the salespeople to do what they do best, which isn’t banging their heads on a keyboard because of infotech issues that should be someone else’s concern. So emphasizes Dan Granieri, CIO at Summit Funding Inc., the Sacramento-based mortgage firm that’s active in over 35 states with 80 locations and over 300 […]

It’s been a long time coming, but students in Oregon’s Portland Public Schools—particularly those in the Northeast Albina District—will finally get the technology they deserve, thanks to the passage of the largest capital bond in the state’s history last November. During the past century, the city endured its fair share of racial strife, and Portland […]

Every company in the U.S. that holds large amounts of sensitive data should not only ensure that their security programs are as robust as possible—they have a primary duty to do so. This, says Dr. Adrian M. Mayers, is not only to protect clients, partners and internal users, but to contribute to national security. As […]

Enter to learn, leave to serve. So the students are taught at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory in Milwaukie, Oregon. A private co-ed high school under the auspices of the Archbishop of Portland, its curriculum is demanding for students drawn from nearly 100 grammar and junior high schools throughout the Portland, Oregon, metro area. La […]