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KLCC's Oregon Rainmakers is a podcast where we talk to leaders creating community success in western and central Oregon. Our region is rich with leadership stories that aren’t being told, so we decided to create a podcast where we can have a conversation with the very leaders in Oregon who are moving our community forward. Every other week, we launch a new in-depth conversation with a person who is either creating wealth, policy, or opportunity for Oregon to continue to thrive today, and into the future. It could be a CEO or business leader, it could be an elected official, entrepreneur, or nonprofit leader, but the conversation will always focus on an important driver of community prosperity.

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Oregon Rainmakers: Philomath’s Lazarus 3D helps train medical professionals by creating realistic practice organs and tissue

2026/08/25

The company 3D prints custom and standard body parts that respond in realistic ways to surgery.

Oregon Rainmakers: Developing Eugene’s Butterfly Lot and building homes in downtown

2026/08/05

Dan Neal, founder of Paradigm Properties, talks about his upcoming project to build dozens of apartments downtown and building multi-family homes in Eugene.

Oregon Rainmakers: Oakridge’s outdoorsy reputation keeps Willamette Mountain Mercantile running

2026/07/22

The shop’s stock of outdoors gear, books, bike mechanics and knowledge has made it a mainstay on Highway 58.

Oregon Rainmakers: What’s in a building? A lot for Tsunami Books.

2026/06/17

The Eugene bookstore announced a campaign to buy its building this spring. We hear about that effort and the shop’s long history on Willamette Street.

KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: The state of Oregon’s craft beer industry

2026/06/03

As the craft beer industry matures, we hear from one of the state’s top breweries. Ninkasi Co-Founder Jamie Floyd takes us on a tour of the brewery to talk about what goes into making beer and the state of his industry.

Oregon Rainmakers: Talking about the bike industry with the owners of Bicycle Way of Life

2026/05/20

The Eugene shop’s new owners talk about taking over, the switch from employee to owner, and how bicycle shops are doing in the current economic climate.

Oregon Rainmakers: Talking tourism with Travel Lane County’s Samara Phelps

2026/05/06

A look at how big the area’s tourism economy is, when people visit, and how to grow the industry.

Oregon Rainmakers: Giving plastic another life with PakTech

2026/04/22

The company turns recycled plastics into handles that hold multi-packs of products together.

Oregon Rainmakers: Talking physical media with House of Records owner Greg Sutherland

2026/04/09

Vinyl record, CD and cassette sales are growing. What does a resurgence in buying music mean for the shops that carry them?

Oregon Rainmakers: Screen-printing on-demand with Eugene’s Hot Tees

2026/03/26

Hot Tees takes its screen-printing materials to events, creating custom shirts on the spot in minutes.

Oregon Rainmakers: Softstar Shoes’ switch to employee-owned

2026/03/11

We head to Philomath to talk with the employees who now own minimalist shoe maker Softstar Shoes to learn about the process and their product.

Oregon Rainmakers: Turning trees into buildings: a tour of Starfire Lumber in Cottage Grove

2026/02/25

Timber is one of Oregon’s oldest industries. We hear about the process of turning trees into building supplies.

Oregon Rainmakers: Making tiny homes with Tru Form Tiny cofounders

2026/02/11

What does it take to cram most of a modern homes amenities into 400 square feet? We hear from Malia Schultheis and Jen Carroll.

Oregon Rainmakers: The New Year’s resolution rush

2026/01/28

In this episode of Oregon Rainmakers, we head to the Eugene Family YMCA to hear how one of the area’s largest exercise facilities deals with its annual January rush.

KLCC’s Oregon Rainmakers: Christopher Colbert of National Freedom Studio

2026/01/14

The studio may sit in a Cottage Grove back yard, but it brings in national recording artists to the small Oregon city.