Vance W. Tong is the Associate Publisher of the Portland Tribune.

Welcome to Business Tribune, the Portland

Tribune’s new business section.

This section is just the latest installment in the Portland Tribune’s continually-growing coverage of people and events that impact our city.

Each week we’ll be featuring in-depth stories on people in the business community in the Portland-metro area.

In this inaugural issue, writer Kendra Hogue discusses the economic impact of Portland’s burgeoning film industry. After a slight downturn in 2013, the money spent this year in Oregon is expected to break all previous records.

Julia Anderson, will be contributing a monthly column focusing on managing your finances. “Money Talk” gets started with answering the question of how much money we should give to our grown children.

Of course, we’ll also be featuring other business tidbits contributed by our readers. I encourage you to help us showcase what Portland’s business is all about by emailing us at: business @portlandtribune.com

Lastly, we’ll be highlighting a few business stories from throughout the state to show just how interconnected Oregon’s business community is.

Business Tribune is another great addition to the Portland Tribune. I hope you enjoy it and help us continue to grow.