Sinclair buys west coast TV stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group is buying Fisher Communications for $361 million.
Year: 2013
Report hints at size of Apple’s Prineville data center
The first phase of Apple’s Prineville data center will be small, according to a regulatory report on how much energy it plans to use.
Google launches tool to help users manage digital afterlife
AP: Google launched a tool to help users decide what happens to their email and other accounts after they die.
Real estate market adapts to rapidly changing economy
“This will be the decade in which we find out who wants to live above a Walmart,” Uwe Brandes says. Environmental, financial and demographic trends have created a new economy that will radically change urban planning and development patterns through 2020.
How to harness visual leadership
BY TOM COX | BUSINESS TIPS CONTRIBUTOR
When we need our busy co-workers and our busy selves to be both smarter and faster, what can we do? Get visual.
3.3M vehicles recalled
New York Times: Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda are recalling 3.3 million vehicles due to excessively powerful passenger-side air bags.
Integra moving HQ from Portland to Vancouver
Portland telecommunications company Integra is moving its headquarters and employees to Vancouver, Wash.
Eugene chosen to hold Olympic track trials again
Eugene was chosen to host the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials for the third time in a row, in 2016.
Incomes not keeping up with rebounding home prices
Portland homebuyers may be paying smaller monthly payments than in the past, but they’re buying higher cost homes relative to their income.
Northwest companies sign ‘climate declaration’
The Portland Trail Blazers, Nike, Intel and Adidas are among 33 companies signing a “climate declaration” that urges policymakers to take action on global warming.