Maria Pope, President and CEO of Portland General Electric

Maria Pope, President and CEO of Portland General Electric

In this episode, PGE President and CEO Maria Pope talks with Oregon Business Matters about the generation and distribution of electricity in Oregon, about PGE's role in serving the state's most economically significant region, about the company's commitment to renewable energy, about data center energy consumption and more.

Deborah Flagan, Hayden Homes

Redmond-based Hayden Homes is the largest private homebuilder in the Pacific Northwest, operating in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. In this episode of the Oregon Business Matters podcast, Vice President of Community Engagement and Giving Deborah Flagan discusses the company's focus on building affordable market-rate housing, its philanthropic work, the difficulty of building homes in Oregon, and Hayden Homes' evolution over nearly 40 years in business.

Michael Reilly, CEO of TrackTown USA

Michael Reilly helps keep the Eugene track magic going as chief executive officer of TrackTown USA, a nonprofit that hosts track and field events. And not just any events. TrackTown organizes some of the most iconic track and field events in the nation and across the globe, including the national and para national championships, the Olympic Trials, the Prefontaine Classic and even world championships. This work serves the sport, but the business of track and field is no small part of the regional economy.

Paul Snyder, president and CEO, Oregon Symphony

The Oregon Symphony, now in its 130th year, is Portland's largest performing arts organization. It entertains hundreds of thousands of people annually, many of them in Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. Oregon Symphony President and CEO Paul Snyder talks with Oregon Business Matters about the variety of programming the symphony produces, its impact on the regional economy, the importance of private sector philanthropy and much more.

Dave Larecy, Chairman and CEO of Con-Vey

Dave Larecy is chairman and CEO of Roseburg-based Con-Vey [https://con-vey.com/]. For decades, the company has produced production lines for wood products and other industries. Con-Vey makes the machinery that other companies use to make plywood, beams, oriented strand board and many other things that make modern life possible. Con-Vey's production lines are so sophisticated and so highly automated that it has even established its own robotics business, 7robotics [https://7robotics.com/]. Listen to this fascinating conversation about an Oregon company that manufactures machinery used by businesses across the country - and in other countries as well.