Two days before Christmas last month, Medford-based Purelight Power sent more than 100 layoff notices to its staff. The solar installation company was closing operations in nine states. This included more than 80 workers here in Southern Oregon. This has had a rippling effect throughout the communities where Purelight operated. CEO JD Beck blamed the… Read more

The Mt. Ashland Association was my first client. It was 2014. I was requested to join the organization during a period of significant turmoil at the nonprofit ski area serving Southern Oregon. The ski area had not opened the previous winter due to a lack of snow. The organization had to restructure nearly $1 million… Read more