Liquor privatization campaign arises again in Oregon
An initiative campaign to privatize liquor sales could arise again in Oregon, grocery store lobbyists say.
Year: 2013
Pacific Cargo Services sold in bankruptcy auction
Troutdale-based Pacific Cargo Services was auctioned off in bankruptcy, leaving Washington and Oregon workers without weeks of pay.
Chirpify raises $4M
Portland social media startup Chirpify raised an additional $4 million in backing from investors with ties to the NBA and record label Interscope.
CRAiLAR lands $3.5M in debentures
Portland natural fiber goods maker CRAiLAR Technologies is close to getting $3.5 million in subordinated convertible debentures.
26 Portland firefighters get layoff notices
26 members of Portland Fire & Rescue received layoff notices under a new budget approved by the City Council.
Keen president leaves after one month
Portland footwear company Keen’s president Mike Abbott is moving on after joining the company a month ago.
Apple in talks with China Mobile
Reuters: Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook on Tuesday met with the head of China Mobile Ltd, the world’s largest mobile carrier by subscribers.
Google creating near-perfect translator
CNET: The company’s Android product head says Google has prototypes of a device that will one day erase language barriers.
Oregon dog breeder creating Game of Thrones-style dire wolves
Working with the American Alsatian Breeders Association, a White City dog breeder is heading up the Dire Wolf Project in a fanciful attempt to bring back the look — if not the temperament — of the dire wolf.
Human trafficking criminals go high-tech
The Guardian: Investigators are having to learn new techniques to keep up with criminals that are increasingly using the internet for human trafficking.