[6] According to Oregon State University's Business Matters, "Through Randy Papé’s leadership, the company grew to include flightcraft and forklift dealerships and further investment in the construction, forestry, trucking, warehouse and trenching industries.
[5] Bloomberg reports that Papé Group "provides capital equipment rentals, repair and part replacement services to construction, forestry, agriculture, warehousing, business aviation, material handling, and trucking industries.
[9] The Oregonian reported that Papé was "president, chairman and co-founder of Liberty Financial Group, the parent company of Eugene-based LibertyBank".
He believed in maintaining local membership, and advocated the "development of year-round recreational experiences, new snowmaking capabilities, and night skiing and lodging".
[12] When the board of directors voted to waive a state statute preventing a hostile takeover, Papé Group sued[13] and won a settlement.
[12] Both Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Republican Sen. Gordon Smith paid tribute to Papé's public service in the Congrssional Record.
Smith added to the tribute: Guiding his business empire was more than a full-time job, yet Randy found time to give his talent and treasure to an endless variety of worthy causes.
[17][18] The OTC members unanimously approved the name change, with scaled-back up-front costs, to "Randy Papé Beltline" on April 20, 2010.