Puppet Labs buys Cloudsmith
Portland startup Puppet Labs acquired Cloudsmith, its second announced acquisition after Marionette Collective in 2010. Puppet Labs has raised nearly $46 million in outside investment recently.
Year: 2013
Coos Bay getting new brewery
7 Devils Brewing is set to open in the fall in Coos Bay. It will be the first new microbrewery in the area in more than a decade.
Massive ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon skull lands on UK beach
CNET: The skull is a publicity stunt from Blinkbox, a streaming video company that is now showing the third season of the popular series.
Rolling Stone blasted for Tsarnaev cover
Reuters: Rolling Stone magazine draws criticism for putting glamorous shot of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on its cover.
NW Portland Con-way site sold
Con-way finalized the sale of two acres at its Northwest Portland campus, to become a New Seasons Market, other retail, and an 115-unit apartment complex. The renovation is set to begin in 2014 and open in spring 2015.
Nai Nbs Brokers Sale Of Block 296; Redevelopment Will Feature New Seasons Market And 115 Apartments
The sale of Block 296 at NW 21st and Raleigh has closed, paving the way for a mixed-use redevelopment anchored by New Seasons Market. NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson President Chris Johnson and Vice President MaryKay West represented the seller, Con-way, Inc. Vice President Robert Black represented the buyer, C.E. John Company.
Are home prices headed for a cliff again?
BY EVAN SWANSON | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
The current frenzied pace in the housing market, coupled with the painful memories of the crash from only a few years ago, can leave one wondering if home values are headed for the cliff once again. I do not believe this to be the case.
Babener Appointed as Chair of the Society of Settlement Planner’s Legal Committee
Lane Powell attorney Jeremy Babener has been appointed as chair of the Legal Committee for the Society of Settlement Planners (“SSP”), a national nonprofit education and public policy association of settlement planners who assist injured claimants in the settlement process.
J.K. Rowling revealed as crime novel author
USA Today: J.K. Rowling wrote “The Cuckoo’s Calling” under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith, who was purportedly an ex-military man.
Prineville home to flying car business
Samson Motors set up business at the Prineville/Crook County Airport. The company’s prototype is called the Switchblade, an experimental aircraft that is designed to drive from an owner’s garage to a local airport.