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Articles and posts by Curt Kipp

An ‘objective’ look at your company’s website

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 28, 2015

Owners need to ask themselves what their website is designed to accomplish for their business, as well as whether it is effective

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest

Making your business ‘contagious’

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 27, 2015

“Are you contagious?” Retail strategist Anne Obarski often asks this question of the retailers she speaks to and consults for. And it’s not just OK to say “yes,” but essential.

Filed Under: Farwest Show Tagged With: Farwest

Welcome to the 2015 Farwest Show!

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 25, 2015

The doors will open on Thursday (August 27) for the 2015 Farwest Show at the Oregon Convention Center in downtown Portland!

Filed Under: Farwest Show, Uncategorized Tagged With: Farwest

Built by hand

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 1, 2015

OAN Member Profile: Garden Gallery Iron Works

Filed Under: OAN Members Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN, OAN Members

Embracing a legacy

By Curt Kipp — Posted August 1, 2015

OAN Member Profile: Verna Jean Nursery

Filed Under: OAN Members Tagged With: Digger, Digger magazine, OAN, OAN Members

New lessons every day

By Curt Kipp — Posted May 1, 2015

David ‘Mac’ and Nancy McKinnon, owners of McKinnon Nursery, have no plans to retire anytime soon.

Filed Under: OAN Members Tagged With: Digger magazine, OAN Members

Congressional standoff over immigration policy ends

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 3, 2015

U.S. Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday waved the white flag on a Republican attempt to nix the president’s executive actions on immigration.

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Immigration, Politics, Workforce

The rebel leader

By Curt Kipp — Posted March 2, 2015

For Jonn Karsseboom, plants and retailing are pathways to self-expression.

Filed Under: OAN Members Tagged With: OAN Members

NWREC offering nursery internship

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 27, 2015

Oregon State University Nursery Extension, Research & Education​ is seeking applicants for a nursery internship at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, Oregon.

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Education, Extension, Oregon State University

Homeland Security shutdown looms (Updated)

By Curt Kipp — Posted February 27, 2015

The U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives are facing a midnight Friday (Feb. 27) deadline to extend funding for the federal Department of Homeland Security and avert a shutdown of that agency.

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Immigration, Politics, Workforce

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