Sustainable Northwest

Wild Me is a Portland-based organization that specializes in building open software and artificial intelligence for the conservation research community. With expertise in machine learning and software development, they provide support for effective animal population assessment and research through their state-of-the-art platforms, which enable long-term data curation, high-speed data processing with AI, and collaboration across borders and regions of study. Driven by a mission to combat species extinction, Wild Me has developed 7 identification algorithms that can be tailored to the unique characteristics of each species, resulting in the monitoring of 53 different species through automated identification. Their dedication to advancing conservation research is evident in their 12 years of open source code development and their contribution to 74 publications in peer-reviewed journals, all of which are informed by their cutting-edge technologies.Generated from the website

Much has changed since L.H. Hoffman Company began building houses and schools in Portland in 1922.If founder Lee Hawley Hoffman were around today, he would find an industry transformed by new technologies, construction methods, project types, and safety practices. We like to think hed be proud to see that Hoffman Corporation is now one of the largest general contractors in the United States and has completed some of the most challenging projects in the world.

Tsongas Litigation Consulting Inc. is one of the leading full-service trial consulting firms in the United States. Founded in 1978, the company s expertise lies in assisting attorneys and organizations in preparation for trial, mediation, and arbitration. It provides a full range of research and consulting services, including case strategy, community attitude surveys, pretrial jury research, key issue identification, case theme development, witness preparation, jury selection, courtroom visuals, opening statement/closing argument and post-trial juror interviews. It has memberships with American Judicature Society (AJS), American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR), American Society of Trial Consultants (ASTC) and Demonstrative Evidence Specialists Association (DESA).