NEW YORK/PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 23, 2010) –LANE PR, an independently owned, national public relations agency, celebrates its 20th anniversary this summer. President and founder Wendy Lane founded LANE PR in 1990.  The 30-person firm has offices in New York City and Portland, Ore.  LANE PR serves clients in the business-to-business, consumer, healthcare, financial services and [...]

NEW YORK (Aug. 2, 2010) –  LANE PR, an independent firm specializing in public relations-driven marketing strategies, has strengthened its focus on investor relations (IR) service offerings as part of the firm’s integrated communications approach to help clients achieve success. 
“As LANE PR celebrates 20 years of public relations excellence this year, we are planning for [...]

PORTLAND – On the cusp of the agency’s 20th anniversary,  LANE PR, an independently owned, national public relations agency, hired Melissa Moore as account director and added four executives to the staff. Moore will help lead the agency’s business-to-business accounts including Umpqua Bank, Portland-Vancouver Regional Partners and Integra Telecom. Other new hires include Jane Taber, [...]

BusinessWire - LANE PR, an independently owned, national public relations agency, recently expanded its food and beverage portfolio with the addition of three clients: Moonstruck Chocolates, Redhook Ale Brewery and Widmer Brothers Brewing.
“We are honored to be working with these companies, each of which is a leader in its respective industry,” said Kristen Siefkin, vice [...]

(CBS)  Oregonians have long had a love of all things beer, so it’s not surprising that Portland is the unofficial brewery capital of America. It has more breweries than any other city in the world - 35 - is the biggest craft brewing market in the country, and proudly answers to the nickname “Beervana.”
So, “The [...]

While fast networks and flashy gadgets capture all the glamour in the wireless industry, a nondescript Tigard company has built one of Oregon’s fastest-growing companies out of a comparatively plain business plan: basic cell phones for seniors.
Consumer Cellular has tapped one of the wireless industry’s last growth markets. Its revenues surged by 57 percent last [...]

PORTLAND, OR – May 7, 2010  – Paulson Investment Company, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Paulson Capital Corp. (NasdaqCM: PLCC), today announced it had served as lead manager on the recently completed initial offering for S&W Seed Company (NasdaqCM: SANWU).  The offering, which grossed $15.4 million, closed on Friday, May 7, 2010 and was [...]

In the generalists versus specialists debate, there is no right or wrong, just middling returns or home runs. In Orlando Bravo’s case, his string of successful software bets offers a compelling argument for the specialists’ camp. 
Bravo, 39, one of four managing partners at private equity firm Thoma Bravo LLC, gravitated toward the sector as a [...]

Last week Baruch College in New York City hosted a panel of leaders from NASDAQ, NYSE and NIRI (National Investor Relations Institute) for a discussion aimed at investor relations officers and how they should begin preparing for implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act — arguably the most significant piece of financial legislation to be passed since [...]

This year’s IPNC (International Pinot Noir Celebration) started Friday morning with overcast skies and cool temperatures, rare for this famed weekend at Linfield College in the heart of Oregon wine country.
 
Our group spent the day at Belle Pente Vineyard in Carlton, Ore. As the clouds disappeared, we toured the vineyards, learning about the different blocks [...]

It’s a question we recently asked of stylists across the country in a national search for “America’s Sexiest Stylist.” Sexy Hair Concepts, along with Look Good…Feel Better, a  public service program supporting cancer patients, asked people from every state to nominate hair stylists who embody the term ”sexy” – from the inside out. Those who [...]

As a media relations specialist, knowing the media who are on Twitter and following their interests, upcoming stories, etc., has become an important part of my jobs and is a value-add that I provide my clients.
At the NIRI conference this week social media is being discussed from the perspective of IROs as they examine how [...]