Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.

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Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. is a businessman and philanthropist from the U.S. state of Oregon. He is the owner of a number of businesses in and around Portland, Oregon and across the United States. In 2001, he was reported to be the third-wealthiest person in Oregon.[1]

His holdings include textile company Mount Vernon Mills[1] and Ross Island Sand and Gravel, a concrete and asphalt company.[2] He is also the founder and senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Lake Oswego.[2]

Pamplin owns the Pamplin Media Group, which publishes the Portland Tribune and the Sandy Post, among other Oregon newspapers, and also owns several radio stations (including Portland's KPAM).

He is one of the backers of the effort to preserve Shaniko, Oregon, a former mining boomtown that is now considered a ghost town.[3]

He is the son of Robert B. Pamplin. In 1998, he was on the Forbes 400 list at $560 million.

Pamplin's philanthropic works include gifts to many universities, including the Robert B. Pamplin Jr. School of Business[4] at the University of Portland, and the R.B. Pamplin College of Business (jointly named for his father as well) at Virginia Tech.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Jaquiss, Nigel. "The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling Portland Tribune is the least of his problems", Willamette Week, January 30, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-05-08. 
  2. ^ a b Fost, Dan. "Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power", The San Francisco Chronicle, August 1, 2001. 
  3. ^ Sachs, Peter. "Portland millionaire's money is on Shaniko - But not all residents in the tiny town are happy", Bend Bulletin, July 29, 2007. 
  4. ^ http://business.up.edu/

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