10 Barrel Brewing Portland

1411 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR 97209

Shortly after expanding to Portland, the Bend, OR based 10 Barrel Brewing added a rooftop bar to the NW PDX Pearl District brewpub. This location was already special to the 10 Barrel Brewing brand, as it market their first foray outside of their hometown and the addition of a new brewery and chance to bring in more top brewing talent. It got off to an excellent start with the hire of head brewer Whitney Burnside, at the time an alumni of Pelican Brewing, Elysian Brewing, and Upright Brewing. After years of making excellent award-winning beers under 10 Barrel’s parent company Anheuser-Busch, Burnside left to open Grand Fir Brewing and 10 Barrel was sold to Tilray Beverages.

Now under the Tilray Brands banner, 10 Barrel Brewing is once again considered “craft beer” again by the independent industry trade organization the Brewers Association. They also named new 10 Barrel Portland head brewer Brandon Whalen to lead the team, and Whalen comes with brewing chops from his time at Breakside Brewery where he helped craft beers from the most award-winning brewery in Oregon.

The 10 Barrel Brewing Portland location has an 1,800 sf rooftop addition with a full-sized bar serving cocktails and 20 beers on tap, with a full food menu of staples like pizza, burgers, and those over-the-top BBQ chips gorgonzola steak nachos. Construction of the new outdoor space occurred above their operating restaurant and included the addition of two staircases for roof access. The deck now provides seating for an additional 85 people and is open year-round. Originally a seasonal only feature, the rooftop is now partially enclosed and covered for bad weather and opens up to partial views of the skyline, West hills, and Pearl District neighborhood shops and people watching.

Oregon has lots of jobs. In some ways, too many.

Jobs are especially abundant in Oregon’s healthcare, manufacturing and childcare industries. But the workforce to fill these jobs is lagging and employers — businesses, community organizations, higher education institutions and state agencies — will have to work together to shore up the state’s worker shortage.

Those are some of the key findings from the Oregon Talent Assessment, a biannual report released this week by the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission and the Workforce and Talent Development Board.

The report looked at four key industries that have the potential to lift the economic status of Oregonians: healthcare, information technology, construction and wood products manufacturing. It also singled out two jobs that are crucial to a well-oiled economy in Oregon: childcare workers and truck drivers.

Post-pandemic, Oregon’s economy is faring well, according to figures cited in the assessment. The state’s gross domestic product has increased by more than 30% over the last five years and employment grew by 7% from 2020 to 2023. That job growth is expected to increase by 10% over the next ten years.

“Oregon is well positioned when it comes to the labor market,” said Christiana McFarland with the nonprofit research firm SRI, which conducted the assessment. “Most people who want a job, have a job here in the State of Oregon.”

But this good news is tempered with the fact that the state’s current workforce is expected to shrink in coming years. One in four workers are set to retire over the next decade and a 30-year trend in population growth for Oregon ended in 2022.

The continued growth of the state’s economy is dependent on finding, training and retaining skilled workers. Providing periodic training opportunities for workers in information technology and semiconductor spaces is crucial, where technological advancements often outpace STEM programs and certifications. Retraining was also an identified need for Oregon’s trucking industry. Employers surveyed in this industry said balancing time away from a worker’s regular duties with training on new technologies, like lane assist or other semi-automatic safety features, was a challenge.

The assessment reported that Oregon’s workforce shortage is severe, with about 66 people available to work for every 100 jobs posted in the state. Labor shortages in certain industries and jobs are more significant than others. The state needs nearly 27,000 more healthcare workers to meet demand. Registered nurse was the most common position found on Oregon job boards. The report also found that part of the problem is a slow pipeline for healthcare workers due to Oregon’s own regulatory system, with a licensure process that is unusually burdensome for people seeking credentials.

Oregon needs nearly 3,000 more people to fill the demand for childcare workers, a job that is often underpaid. Workers in this job overwhelmingly identify as female and earn just over half of the average salary, $65,000, in Oregon. The lack of available childcare slots has a downstream effect on potential workers, by preventing parents of young children from entering the workforce.

The report offered several recommendations to ensure long-term success for Oregon’s economy and workforce including closer alignment between two big realms: the state’s workforce system, which includes private business leaders, state agencies and community organizations, and the state’s education system, meaning both K-12 and higher education.

The report also called for increased access to workforce opportunities for all Oregonians, something the state has already started doing through Future Ready Oregon, a $200 million investment from the state legislature in 2022. Creating an equitable workforce is the main goal behind the program, which seeks to increase living-wage job opportunities for women, BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and youth among other marginalized groups in the state.

“There are a number of programs and investments that the state is making to really drive workforce development, talent development into the future,” said McFarland. “The key to success for those programs is going to be the ability to adapt to the changing economy.”

LINCOLN , Ore. (KPTV) – On Wednesday, state and local leaders in Lincoln County gathered to give an inside look at how the state is poised for what they’re calling ‘Oregon’s largest coastal earthquake preparedness exercise.’

Representatives say a potential Cascadia earthquake could be catastrophic.

“The first 4 – 5 minutes 20,000 people can be gone. 250,000 to 300,000 the first three weeks because, think about it, slowly the bridges are gone. Transportation is gone. How to get food and shelter,” said state Rep. Paul Evans.

The event was made possible by funding from the Oregon Department of Human Services, state legislators, Lincoln County, and ODHS’ Oregon Department of Human Services Office of Resilience and Emergency Management.

A ‘dress rehearsal’ of what an emergency evacuation assembly point would look like after a seismic event was at the Newport Municpal Airport.

This evacuation point consists of multiple tents that can house up to 100 people for two weeks. Along with meals, showers, and a medical tent.

ODHA says this not just a shelter, but a transition place to help those with injuries, the elderly, or those who are ill.

“when a major event lands here, we’re gonna be looking at 100,000 people. Having the capacity here to assemble people and to move them to a safer local is going to be critically important,” said state Rep. David Gomberg.

At a cost of $500,000 a second location is placed at Tillamook Municipal Airport.

ODHA says being located at an airport makes it easy for people to go east for resources.

To ensure your family is quake-ready , Lincoln County says to have a ‘go-kit’ ready at home.

“Think about non-perishable food items. If that’s canned, you’re gonna want can opener. We encourage people to have comfort items for their kids and themselves medication,” said Emergency Manager Samantha Buckley.

State Rep. Gomberg had his own experience during a fire evacuation with his family. He says having a plan is critical.

“Part of that plan also has to be, where do you go? How do you communicate? How do you connect? Where do you gather and where do you go next?” said Gomberg. “If we didn’t have a plan that day, we wouldn’t have had the time we needed to save ourselves.”

A third location in Coquille is in progress, with hope for even more in the future.

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