Bi-Mart plans to add Sweet Home store
Bi-Mart plans to open a third store in Linn County, if it can buy 3.5 acres east of the Sweet Home Police Department.
Year: 2013
Mortgage rates near historic lows
Average U.S. fixed mortgage rates fell to 3.41%, near the historic low of 3.31% reached in November.
Storms deluge midwest
AP: Parts of the Midwest were soaked by heavy rains this week, with some towns hurriedly building sandbag levees to protect homes and businesses.
Boston on lockdown as manhunt continues
NBC.com: Boston and its suburbs, universities and transit system were on total lockdown Friday as police hunted for marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev — on the loose after his accomplice brother was killed
Portland’s jobs flee the urban core
While residential flight to the suburbs ebbed in the last decade or two amid urban gentrification, most jobs are still migrating outward according to a new Brookings report.
Google pushes Chrome to boost business adoption
Pentagon Post: Google is working to increase Chrome browser use for businesses.
Pendleton tries to lure drone makers
Pendleton officials are trying to lure drone aircraft manufacturers to their industrial park.
Portland rental market tight
The Portland area apartment market is extremely tight with a vacancy of only about 3%.
Brandlive wins Angel Oregon
Portland video communication software startup Brandlive won the annual Angel Oregon competition.
Lumber mill closes, lays off 85
Rough & Ready Lumber closed its Cave Junction mill, a major local employer that just celebrated 90 years in business.