Cedar Hills Crossing expected to create 300 jobs
Construction on Beaverton’s Cedar Hills Crossing is expected to create 300 new jobs.
Year: 2013
Environmental groups move to file coal action
Environmental groups including the Sierra Club and Friends of the Columbia Gorge intend to sue coal businesses for alleged federal Clean Water Act violations.
Milwaukie prepares for light rail cuts
Milwaukie will consider service cuts and higher taxes as possible solutions to pay for its financial obligation to TriMet for light rail construction.
$382M in wages eligible for Gain Share program
Intel and Genentech generated about $382 million in wages that are eligible for a program that shares income taxes with counties that offer businesses property tax abatement.
Scientists race to assess pandemic risk of new flu
Reuters: Genetic sequence data on a deadly strain of bird flu show the virus has already acquired some mutations that might make it more likely to cause a human pandemic.
Ashton Kutcher recruits Ivy Leaguers for tech startup
Salon.com: The “Two and a Half Men” star and tech investor seeks Columbia English majors to staff a new company.
SEC likes Facebook, Twitter
The Wall Street Journal: The SEC has ruled that publicly held companies may use social media sites to communicate with investors in lieu of news releases and websites as long as they inform them ahead of time.
AP Stylebook nixes ‘illegal immigrant’
The AP Stylebook is the definitive style guide for journalists. Today AP editors nixed the term “illegal immigrant” and no longer allow the use of “illegal” as a description for a person.
NRA recommends arming school staff
Washington Post: A group sponsored by the National Rifle Association issued a report calling for an armed security guard at every school in the country.
Last partner drops out of Coos Bay coal port project
The last partner dropped out of a proposal to ship coal from Montana and Wyoming to Asia through the Port of Coos Bay.