Retiring Portland Biz Journal publisher reflects on his career

Craig Wessel, the retiring publisher of the Portland Business Journal, writes about his career at the paper.

Wessel writes, “It’s my great hope that I have lived up to the potential of the role I was given. Much of our focus as an organization has been on illuminating how companies grow and on celebrating all of the great things that come as a result of that growth – family wage jobs, philanthropy, a rich and vibrant community – none of that happens without economic prosperity.

“Our core focus has always been excellent business journalism, but our events business was born out of what I saw at the time I came back as a city that was decidedly unappreciative and even antagonistic toward the role of business in the community’s affairs. That has evolved to some extent over the years and I hope our recognitions of philanthropy, manufacturing, fast-growing companies and the many other sectors we engage in has helped to drive home the importance of what a healthy business community does for a region.”

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