RYU gets new CEO
Portland-based apparel brand Respect Your Universe named Craig Brod as new CEO.
Year: 2013
ShopIgniter CEO joins REI’s board
REI appointed Portland startup ShopIgniter’s CEO Matt Compton to its board for a one-year term.
Brandefined grows to 32 employees in two years
Beaverton-based online marketing company Brandefined grew from two to 32 employees since launching in 2011.
Oregon third among bike-friendly states
The League of American Bicyclists ranked Oregon in third place among bicycle friendly states.
Homeownership falls to lowest level since 1995
The U.S. homeownership rate has fallen to its lowest point since 1995, at just 65%. Oregon’s homeownership rate is 62.3%.
GoodBean, Caldera plan coffee-flavored beer
Ashland’s Caldera Brewing is teaming up with GoodBean coffee to create a coffee beer.
Daughter of Newtown victim confronts Senator
CNN: When Sen. Kelly Ayotte was defending her vote on Tuesday on a recent gun control proposal, she was confronted by the daughter of a victim in the Newtown massacre.
Morning after pill now available over the counter
AP: The FDA announced Tuesday that women 15 and up can buy the emergency contraceptive without prescription.
Expert panel urges HIV screening for all 15 to 65
Los Angeles Times: A federal panel of medical experts has recommended testing everyone 15 to 65 years old for the virus that causes AIDS since early detection is considered key to effective treatment.
Obama seeks to close Guantánamo amid hunger strike
New York Times: President Obama recommitted to closing Guantánamo Bay prison after a mass hunger strike.