Christmas trees boost Oregon ag
Christmas trees are Oregon’s 12th largest agricultural business, ahead of cherries and hazelnuts.
Year: 2013
Blumenauer gas tax proposal draws criticism
Congressman Earl Blumenauer is announcing legislation to nearly double the federal gas tax.
Surge in new apartments means move-in specials
The tight apartment market has led to a wave of new buildings coming to the market at the same time.
Evergreen International Airlines flies last flight
Evergreen International Airlines flew its final military flight Friday and all remaining aircraft are now parked.
Medicaid brings staffing challenges
Deschutes County is adding staff to handle an expected surge of families seeking services under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
WalMart pays legal fees for bribery probe
Reuters: WalMart is paying for lawyers to represent more than 30 of its executives involved in a foreign corruption investigation.
Google ramps up plan to make robots
BBC: Google has revealed it has taken over seven robotics companies in the past half a year, possibly posing challenge to Amazon’s drones
Sales on Cyber Monday reach new heights
USA Today: Avoiding brick-and-mortar stores, holiday shoppers set a new Cyber Monday sales record lured by deals on Amazon.com, eBay.com and other websites.
CNN plans major changes
Capital New York: CNN is planning major programming changes under Worldwide President Jeff Zucker.
Cover Oregon director on medical leave
Cover Oregon executive director Rocky King stepped down to take medical leave.