Oregon ranchers seek help from fires
Oregon ranchers affected by wildfires can now apply for help through a new program.
Year: 2013
Portland hotel plans $8M renovation
The Red Lion Portland Convention Center hotel’s new owners plan an $8-10 million remodel that will close the hotel for several months next year.
OSEIA leader steps down
Glenn Montgomery, head of the Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association, is leaving after three years.
Seventeen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Nine Named ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
Seventeen Lane Powell attorneys have been named 2013 “Oregon Super Lawyers,” and another nine have been named “Oregon Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine.
2013 legislative updates
BY EMMA HALL | OB WEB EDITOR
In the aftermath of the anticlimactic 2013 legislative session, we update a few stories Oregon Business covered this past year.
Tribune splitting newspapers, broadcasting
Chicago Tribune: Tribune Co. will split off its publishing business into a separate company, one week after announcing a deal to buy 19 television stations.
South Korea resumes Oregon wheat purchases
South Korean flour mills are resuming buying soft white wheat from the Pacific Northwest, the first break in export sales since GM plants were found in Oregon.
Legislature OKs $5M for Blue Heron site
The Oregon Legislature approved $5 million in lottery bonds to help develop the former Blue Heron mill site in Oregon City.
Portland OKs West Hayden Island annexation
The Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission voted to endorse annexing west Hayden Island into Portland.
Portland bridge getting suicide fix
Portland Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick ordered a temporary fix to prevent Vista Bridge suicides.