Springfield welcomes food carts
Springfield passed to amendments altering municipal code to allow business owners to sell food on the streets.
Year: 2013
Oregon’s greenhouse gas emissions down
Greenhouse gas emissions have decreased 8% in Oregon between 2005 and 2010, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.
Eugene skate park construction begins
After nearly 10 years of fundraising, construction on a $2.5 million skate park in Eugene is set to begin next week.
Labor contracts still being negotiated
Almost 6,000 state employees still have contracts being negotiated.
CityTarget opens in Portland tomorrow
Downtown Portland’s 89,000-square-foot CityTarget is set to open Wednesday morning.
Royal baby boosts Lake Oswego shop
The birth of the royal baby is helping business at Lady Di’s British Store and Tea Room in Lake Oswego.
Taco Bell to discontinue kids’ meals
CNN: The fast food chain will discontinue the toy and food combos at some locations this month and across the brand by next year.
How tech companies avoid taxes
Reuters: More than half of the top U.S. tech firms use structures to cut their tax bills that some governments want to change.
Zimmerman comes out of hiding to help rescue someone
ABC: George Zimmerman emerged from hiding to help rescue someone who was trapped in an overturned truck.
Oregon medical community preparing for expansion
Oregon’s medical community is scrambling to make sure there are enough doctors and health care providers available to accommodate the 400,000 uninsured Oregonians expected to get health insurance in the coming years.