Cash mob slated for Portland

A national phenomenon aimed at boosting local businesses is coming to Portland on Thursday, March 22. A software and web development company, Local Thunder, has organized the city's first Cash Mob, where participants will converge to patronize a local business.
A take on the popular "flash mob" -- where people gather at a specified location to sing, dance or perform -- a cash mob organizes people to visit a local business at a certain time and pl ...