Privatization hurting small Washington liquor stores
Washington’s liquor privatization is causing small liquor stores to lose business, and not only by walk-in customers who can now buy liquor at grocery stores.
Year: 2013
U.S. jobless rate lowest in 4 years
Bloomberg.com: Job growth grew last month as automakers, builders and retailers pushed the unemployment rate to a four-year low.
Heart disease found in mummies
BBC.com: Heart scans of mummies reveal clogged arteries, researchers say.
Real dog fur found in Marc Jacobs ‘faux fur’ coats
NY Daily News: A Humane Society probe found that Marc Jacobs ‘faux fur’ jackets actually contain dog hair.
Mentor Graphics to pay dividends
Mentor Graphics will start paying a quarterly divided.
Eugene tech company going public
Eugene-based brain monitoring equipment maker Electrical Geodesics plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange.
Oregon tries luring California food processors
Oregon economic development specialists are headed to California for the second year, hoping to lure food processing companies north.
Erickson Air-Crane acquiring Brazilian firm
Erickson Air-Crane is close to landing a Brazilian helicopter firm that specializes in South and Central American gas and oil fields.
U.S. unemployment falls to 7.7 percent
U.S. unemployment fell to 7.7% in February from 7.9%.
Pendleton gets Portland developer to help with apartment shortage
The city of Pendleton gave a Portland developer 12 acres of land to build an 80-unit development to deal with a local apartment shortage.