Vesta

The Portland Business Journal relayed the news today that Vesta (not to be confused with Vestas, which I blogged about last year) is going to be adding 200 positions to it's Portland area operations.

This is a big win for Portland as we enter what could be a drawn out phase of high unemployment and general economic worries.

Vesta is a mobile phone payment solutions provider that, in addition to other things, handles many of the payment made for pre-paid phones. They boast clients named Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Yep, they pretty much work with the who's-who of the wireless industry.

Their web site currently has an interesting mix of jobs, but the 200 new jobs don't appear to be up yet (and don't expect them all at once, it could take a year to ramp up). Right now you can apply for positions such as: Product Analyst, Sr Systems Admin, Human Resource Assistant, IT Project Manager and a few more.

Their offices are located in Tigard and if you drive 217 you probably see their sign every day. Follow the below links for more info and good luck joining their team!

Vesta homepage
Vesta jobs page
Vesta on Google Finance

Silicon Florist Job Board

My favorite blog is called Silicon Florist. It gets its name from this formula: Rose City + Silicon Forest = Silicon Florist. The focus is on smaller technology companies in the Portland Oregon area. Silicon Florist is usually the first outlet to break hot technology news coming from our community.

Silicon Florist now boasts a job board where you can find out about jobs at the hottest technology and creative companies in the Portland area. You won't find much in the way of jobs at Intel or Boeing, but you will see opportunities at companies I have written about in the past, like my favorite Jive Software.

If you are in the hunt for a new opportunity and have the guts to step out into the world of startups and early stage companies, head on over to the Silicon Florist Gig Board.