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Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, talks with Oregon Fair Family member, Casey Marks-Fife about the place of the annual event in local culture.

A conversation about Merete Hotels and the hospitality industry.

On this edition of the podcast, we are talking about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and how this relatively new term is becoming an increasingly critical part of today’s business. Our guest is Erika McCalpine, the Executive Director of Strategic Diversity Initiatives at OSU-Cascades, and the director of its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Laboratory.

On this edition of the Oregon Rainmakers Podcast, we tackle the very interesting and relatively new subject of Name, Image and Likeness for college athletes and how a recent supreme court ruling opened the doors for college players to be paid.

On this edition of Oregon Rainmakers, we talk with Blake Thompson, the chief innovation officer at Springfield Creamery. Springfield Creamery makes one of the most well-known products to come out of the region – Nancy’s Yogurt. We discuss the company, its history, and some of the challenges and opportunities for a national brand in today’s marketplace.

Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, speaks with Sarai Johnson. Sarai is the Lane County Shelter and Housing Strategist. Barbara and Sarai talk about some of the issues leading to homelessness, and what some organizations and governmental agencies are doing to ease the situation.

Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, speaks with Oregon Dunes naturalist and volunteer, Dina Pavlis. The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area was created 50 years ago to conserve the ecosystem, and highlight recreation and public enjoyment of the region. Barbara and Dina talk about the abundant plants and animals and activities available on the Dunes.

This week on KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers: A conversation with Elliot Rohde, the chairman of Earth Lab Holdings which makes the popular Wise Woman Herbals products. The supplements industry is big business, and we discuss that, his company and how Lane County fits into this global industry.

On this edition of Oregon Rainmakers, we talk about business communications and PR and the do’s and don’ts of communicating with the public. Our guests are two veteran communication’s professionals in our community, Dana Turell, president of the Turell Group and Pat Walsh, director of communications at Lane Transit and a longtime owner of a PR firm in town.

On this edition, we are talking about one of the biggest challenges in our community: the issue of the un-housed. Our guest is Michelle Hankes, the CEO of ShelterCare. ShelterCare provides a range of housing programs and services to individuals and families who are homeless, or on the verge of homelessness.