S&P climbs above record high
AP: The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is trading above its previous closing high reached in October 2007.
Year: 2013
Walmart explores sharing economy
Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is considering a radical plan to have store customers deliver packages to online buyers.
Defining business friendly
If I had a dollar for every time a CEO or business owner told me Oregon was hostile to business interests, well, let’s just say I wouldn’t be quite so worried about how I’m going to pay my son’s college tab over the next four years.
Pesticides hurt bees’ ability to sniff out food
The Guardian: A study in the U.K. found that certain pesticides disrupt bees’ learning to associate particular scents with food.
Can we save the environment by mining asteroids?
The Atlantic: Space Adventures co-founder Eric Anderson says that mining resources from asteroids could help reduce the cost of transportation into space.
Rail-to-trail project gets $1.4M
A small coalition in Yamhill County and Washington County won $1.4 million for a new trail between McMinnville and Scoggins Valley Road.
Wave buoy may be delayed again
A potential wave energy park off the coast of Reedsport may be delayed beyond 2013, partly due to financial troubles.
Oregon green energy law opponents seek major change
A group called the Oregonians for Renewable Power wants to change the 2007 law that requires big utilities to generate 25% of their electricity from green sources by 2025.
McKenzie Bridge timber sale on hold
A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can’t go forward with a controversial logging project near McKenzie Bridge.
Portland Thorns wearing Nike Swoosh
The Portland Thorns, the new National Women’s Soccer League team, were spotted wearing Nike Swooshes during their first practices.