Galois wins $8.1M Air Force contract
Portland’s Galois won an $8.1 million contract to research and develop cyberwar plans with the Air Force.
Year: 2013
Mentor Graphics extends ‘poison pill’
Mentor Graphics extended a “shareholder rights plan” to block hostile takeovers.
Oregon bans insecticide after bee deaths
Oregon has temporarily banned the pesticide responsible for the recent high-profile bee die-off in a Wilsonville parking lot.
Beaverton could ease food cart restrictions
Beaverton is looking to ease food cart restrictions and create food cart pods in the city.
Klamath ranchers deal with lack of water
Ranchers in the drainage areas north of Klamath Lake are being forced to ship their livestock earlier than normal after being shut off from water sources.
Portland gets crowdfunded loans
Kiva Zip brought its crowdfunded loan program popular in Kenya to Portland and other U.S. cities.
Bugs to be earth’s last survivors
BBC: The last surviving creatures on Earth will be tiny organisms living deep underground, according to scientists.
Gabby Gifford shoots gun while on tour
CNN: The former Arizona Congresswoman was on the second stop of a week-long, seven state tour across the nation trying to build public support for enhanced background checks for gun purchases.
Volcanoes sink after big earthquakes
Yahoo News: New studies indicate that huge earthquakes can diminish the height of nearby volcanoes.
Squirrel cuts power to 9000 in Portland
KOIN: A squirrel is responsible for a power outage that is affecting more than 9,000 Multnomah County PGE customers.