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| Born | Robert Boisseau Pamplin Jr. September 3, 1941 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, philanthropist, minister, educator, historical preservationist, author |
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Robert Boisseau Pamplin Jr. (born September 3, 1941) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and minister. He is also noted as an educator, historic preservationist and author.[1][2][3]
A longtime Oregonian, Pamplin is chairman, president and CEO of R.B. Pamplin Corporation, a family-owned company headquartered in Portland. It is one of the largest private corporations in Oregon.[4] He has appeared on the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans.[5] In 2001, he was reported to be the third-wealthiest person in Oregon.[6]
Pamplin's holdings include textile company Mount Vernon Mills,[6] the Pamplin Media Group, and Ross Island Sand and Gravel, a concrete and asphalt company.[7]
- ^ Carlson, Scott (January 21, 2000). "An Oregon Philanthropist Spreads a Philosophy of Learning by Doing". Chronicle of Higher Education. Vol. 46, no. 20. pp. A33–35.
- ^ Dworkin, Andy (April 2, 2000). "An old-economy evangelist". The Oregonian.
- ^ Griffin, Anna (July 8, 2007). "Robert Pamplin Jr ., 'as is'". The Oregonian.
- ^ Siemers, Erik (July 27, 2012). "Price of cotton influences R.B. Pamplin's gross sales". Portland Business Journal.
- ^ "The Forbes 400". Forbes. Vol. 162, no. 8. October 12, 1998.
- ^ a b Jaquiss, Nigel (January 30, 2002). "The incredible shrinking empire of Bob Pamplin: The struggling Portland Tribune is the least of his problems". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ Fost, Dan (August 1, 2001). "Twice-weekly Tribune making a run at Portland news market - Wealthy owner may be guarantee of staying power". The San Francisco Chronicle.
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