Kitzhaber to sign benefit companies bill
Gov. John Kitzhaber plans to sign the benefit companies measure that will allow companies to use a sustainability indicator in their registration info.
Year: 2013
Japan postpones order from Portland grain shipper
Japan postponed a 25,000-ton order from a Portland grain shipper after genetically engineered wheat plants were found in an eastern Oregon field.
EU wants to test wheat shipments
The European Union is recommending testing of U.S. wheat shipments after genetically modified wheat was found in Oregon.
Utility responsibility shifts from renters to owners
Redmond’s city council unanimously approved a measure that makes water, sewer and garbage accounts to be in the names of property owners instead of tenants.
Baseball tournament boosts Willamette Valley economy
Six U.S. teams are joining Oregon and Oregon State universities in playoff tournaments this weekend in the Willamette Valley.
SELCO expands again
Eugene-based SELCO Community Credit Union is expanding into Eastern Oregon.
New Yorker wins U.S. spelling bee with ‘knaidel’
Reuters: Arvind Mahankali, a 13-year-old boy from Bayside Hills, New York, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday.
More heavy storms headed toward midwest
Cbsnews.com: Motorist dies after heavy winds cause tree to topple on car in Ark. Overnight as forecasters warn of more tornadoes.
County budget woes threaten Oregon agriculture
BY ANGELA DECKER | ASHLAND CORRESPONDENT
Farmers and vintners fear that looming cuts to Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center (SOREC) could damage the region’s pear, wine and agriculture/livestock industries, valued at over $80 million.
Private equity firm hires Petraeus
Forbes: $73B private Equity firm KKR hired four-star general and former CIA director David Petraeus.