Companies from Frito-Lay to Kettle Chips are experimenting with corn starch, calcium carbonate and other materials that eschew plastic...

Across the U.S., a growing number of new retailers are selling mostly in bulk to customers toting reusable containers.  Tare Market's...

I wrote about Ridwell, the Seattle startup that's building a business around collecting all the old batteries, clamshell containers and...

As Covid-19 approaches the two-year mark, Solace Cremation has turned out to be a service for the modern age—a web-based business that offers a safe and remote experience while allowing customers to smoothly organize a loved one’s cremation. Based in Portland, Ore., with operations in Seattle and Southern California, Solace handles the entire process almost completely online.

I wrote this feature about Portland-based startup MilkRun for Businessweek's food issue.  Julia Niiro on her farm in Canby, Oregon When...