Jerry Lee Wilson thought he had figured out the perfect way to motivate employees: He brought a shotgun to work. It was the late 1970s, and Wilson was overseeing a factory in Hillsboro, Oregon, that ...

If late-night television commercials are to be believed, America’s soft-bodied sofa dwellers dream primarily of three things: owning a knife that can cut through a penny; obtaining cash for gold; and ...

Mitch Gaylord is a perfect 10… literally! Exactly 40 years ago (on July 31,1984), the American icon became the first gymnast in U.S. history to score a perfect 10 at the Olympics, leading the U.S. men ...

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2004--The makers of the Soloflex Muscle Machine, the world's first home weightlifting system, made statements today to distance themselves publicly from ...

If doing an addition or building a new house using traditional wood-stud walls seems a little too wimpy in this bold new millennium, there’s a muscular new option from a surprising source.

Soloflex founder Jerry Wilson, one of the most colorful business personalities in Oregon, announced on his blog Thursday that he is running for governor. Wilson says he wants to create a state-owned ...