I wrote this story about three female founders of NA beverage companies for Oregon Business Magazine. When Marla and Liam Hoban were living in a small German village outside of Nuremberg, they noticed something curious at the local gasthaus.  “Nonalcoholic beer was presented just like regular beer. It was served in a nice big glass,” Marla says. “What was fascinating to us was seeing folks seamlessly switch between alcoholic and nonalcoholic. You’d be at a table of people, an

I wrote this feature about the primary care doctor shortage for the fall 2025 issue of Oregon Business Magazine. The number of primary care providers in Oregon is flatlining — especially in rural areas. But experts say the problem is curable. Two years ago Connie Cloyed was living in Corbett when she finally found a primary care physician she liked who was covered by United Healthcare. Cloyed, who is almost 70, had been on Medicare a few years at that point and had changed i

This story appeared in the Feb. issue of Oregon Business Magazine .  In November of 2022, Thor Mikelic was working on social marketing...