Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service

by Ty Davison | Oct 17, 2023 | News & Commentary

Sweetgreen Hires Kale-Shooting Robots to Speed Up Service – WSJ: The key to shorter lines and higher profits at one restaurant chain: a salad-making robot. Fast-casual chain Sweetgreen in May opened its first restaurant staffed by a proprietary robot that shoots...

Automakers Have Big Hopes for EVs; Buyers Aren’t Cooperating

by Ty Davison | Oct 15, 2023 | News & Commentary

Not sure I’m buying this story out of the Wall Street Journal: Automakers Have Big Hopes for EVs; Buyers Aren’t Cooperating – WSJ: The auto industry’s push to boost sales of electric vehicles is running into a cold, hard reality: Buyers’...

Former campaign staff blast McLeod-Skinner’s management style as she gears up for a rerun

by Ty Davison | Oct 11, 2023 | News & Commentary

I’m always hesitant to link to anything from the Oregon Capital Chronicle. I’m not saying its the Fox News equivalent of the left in newspaper form, but it skews moderate to hard left.  All of which makes this story the more likely to be true: Former...

Target says it will close nine stores in major cities across four states because of theft and organized crime

by Ty Davison | Sep 26, 2023 | News & Commentary

Target says it will close nine stores in major cities across four states because of theft and organized crime Target is closing nine stores in major cities across four states, claiming theft and organized retail crime have made the environment unsafe for staff and...

Oregon student achievement remains mired far below pre-pandemic levels, new test scores show

by Ty Davison | Sep 21, 2023 | News & Commentary

Oregon student achievement remains mired far below pre-pandemic levels, new test scores show – oregonlive.com: Oregon students’ performance on reading, writing and math tests remains stuck at dismal post-pandemic lows, despite the billions of state and...