Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.

Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.

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.cite news
title=The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling "Portland Tribune" is the least of his problems
first=Nigel
last=Jaquiss
work=Willamette Week
date=January 30, 2002
url=http://wweek.com/story.php?story=2417
accessdate=2008-05-08]

His holdings include textile company Mount Vernon Mills and Ross Island Sand and Gravel, a concrete and asphalt company.cite news
title=Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power
first=Dan
last=Fost
date=August 1, 2001
work=The San Francisco Chronicle] He is also the founder and senior pastor of Christ Community Church in Lake Oswego.

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. [cite news
title=Portland millionaire's money is on Shaniko - But not all residents in the tiny town are happy
first=Peter
last=Sachs
work=Bend Bulletin
date=July 29, 2007]

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 [ [http://business.up.edu/ Welcome | Pamplin School of Business | University of Portland ] ] at the University of Portland, and the R.B. Pamplin College of Business (jointly named for his father as well) at Virginia Tech.

References

External links

* [http://www.pamplin.org/ pamplin.org] Robert B. Pamplin, Jr.'s website
* [http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3236/7760/ 2006 Willamette Week story] about Pamplin's record cleaning up after mining of Ross Island
* [http://www.wweek.com/html2/newsbuzz042501.html Running Aground on Ross Island] , a "WW" story about "Tribune's" coverage of Ross Island Sand and Gravel


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