Major Oregon Private Employers Feel
Housing Pain
October 8, 2009
NPR's All Things Considered

Rural southern Oregon has an unemployment rate of nearly 15 percent. The slowdown in the housing market has clobbered the region's largest private employer, Jeld-Wen. The company makes doors and windows for homes, products that rise and fall with the overall housing market.

Cattle ranchers hurt by low beef sales
October 27, 2009
Marketplace Morning Report

Americans have been cutting back on steaks and hamburgers, which means cattle ranchers get less money for their cows.

Oregon's Mushroom Crop Attracts Pickers
October 19, 2009
NPR's Morning Edition

Every October Oregon becomes a mecca for mushroom pickers. In the past, most have ties to southeast Asia, where harvesting the forest is part of traditional culture. Because of the tough economy, less experience pickers are showing up to try to make money. Some mushrooms are worth more than $700 a pound on the international market.

Winemakers want you, man!
August 14, 2009
Marketplace Morning Report

The recession has cut into wine sales in restaurants, so winemakers are trying to find ways to attract new buyers, including one market the business had previously written off. Ethan Lindsey reports.