Fax problems may delay tax returns
A problem with the Oregon Department of Revenue’s phone system caused 644 faxed submissions to arrive incomplete.
Year: 2013
Phil Knight ranked 9th on SI power list
Sports Illustrated’s 50 Most Powerful People in Sports list ranked Nike chairman and co-founder Phil Knight as No. 9.
OLCC, city of Portland spar over food cart alcohol sales
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission again dismissed city of Portland concerns about alcohol being served at food carts.
Eugene getting $2M skate park
Construction of a $2 million Washington-Jefferson skate park in Eugene is set to begin this summer after years of delay.
Poll puts Clinton at top of 2016 presidential list
CBSnews.com: Hillary Clinton and Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., may be their respective parties’ strongest candidates in 2016, according to a new poll.
Gas remains 4 pennies a gallon in Venezuela
CNN.com: There are many uncertainties surrounding Hugo Chavez’s successor in Venezuela, but the price of gas will remain just a few cents a gallon.
Time Warner spinning off Time Inc.
LA Times: Time Warner is spinning off its magazine unit Time Inc. into a separate, publicly traded company.
Grand pageantry to come for mourning of Hugo Chavez
CBS: The death of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chavez means seven days of mourning, and the entire nation is invited to view his casket.
Chandra Brown gets Commerce Department post
Clackamas-based United Streetcar CEO Chandra Brown was named the deputy assistant secretary of manufacturing at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Portland startup first in U.S. to get money from Israeli crowdfunders
Portland-based renewable energy systems-maker Lucid Energy is the first U.S. enterprise to receive money from an Israel crowdfunding specialist.