CTE – Investing in our Future
Over the past few decades we’ve seen a steady decline in career and technical education (CTE) in our schools. From wood working to auto shop, classes that teach vocational skills have fallen by the wayside as cash-strapped schools increasingly focus on preparing kids to pass mandatory tests in the core humanities and sciences. While these […]
Go ahead, ask me about CLT
Lately, when I’m in meetings with elected officials, non-profits, or economic development leaders, I can usually count on one question; is Hampton going to get into the cross-laminated timber business? Cross-laminated timber, or CLT panels are created from hundreds of compressed boards and can be used as load-bearing walls and floors in tall buildings. Tall […]
What Everyone Ought to Know About Oregon’s Proposed “Gross Receipts” Tax (IP28)
“It’s time for large, out-of-state corporations to pay their fair share.” Sound familiar? This is the mantra of ‘A Better Oregon,’ the coalition pushing for the largest tax hike in Oregon history through Initiative Petition (IP) 28, also known as the “Gross Receipts Tax.” IP 28 would raise an additional $3 billion each year for […]
CEO Out’n About
I believe I have the best job in the world running Hampton Affiliates. My favorite days are when I leave the Portland traffic and my office behind and visit one of our sawmills. I recently visited our sawmill in Morton, Washington, and I thought you would be interested in what I typically do on these […]
YOUR VOTE MATTERS
Civic engagement has always been important at Hampton. Through informed and active participation, we believe all Hampton employees can improve conditions for others and help shape the future of a community. Civic engagement, which includes participation in community organizations, service on school boards, and of course, voting, makes our communities and our company stronger. Local […]
Litigation as a last resort…
A contractual obligation exists between the state of Oregon and 15 counties who turned over 654,000 acres of forestland to the state more than 70 years ago. In the contract, the state agreed to manage these trust lands for the “greatest permanent value” to provide support to the counties for social services and infrastructure maintenance […]
The Spirit of Giving Isn’t Seasonal at Hampton
The year is coming to a close and the holidays are upon us. For many, it is a time of giving and warmth and bounty in food and gifts. It is also a time when the unmet needs of many in our communities are at the forefront of our thoughts. In reality, people are in need […]
Collaboration is the name of the game
The concept of forest collaboratives for federal forest lands was established by Congress five years ago in the hopes that diverse local stakeholder groups could come together to find ways to restore ecological, economic, and social sustainability in rural communities where federal forest land is prominent. Many local rural groups have been working collaboratives for […]
We’ve got the family in our family-owned business!
Family-owned businesses may be the oldest form of business organization. A family-owned business may be defined as any business in which two or more family members are involved and the majority of ownership or control lies within a family. Farms were an early form of family business in which private life and work life were […]
Now, more than ever, we need strong state leaders
Here’s a short quiz for those interested in the future of Oregon: What would you guess is the critical focus of the Oregon Legislature during its first weeks of a new session? A. A failing education system that has an abysmal K-12 graduation rate and no world-class universities? B. Rural and child poverty rates that […]
