Travel Oregon boosts sustainable tourism
Travel Oregon gave more than $14,000 to seven projects in the state’s tourism regions.
Year: 2013
Linn County could get more restaurants near Corvallis
The Linn County Board of Commissioners approved a zoning code amendment to allow restaurants within the Urban Development I zoning district.
Sequester lands today
CBSnews.com: Today, when President Obama signs the order, the so-called sequester will take effect, and $85 billion in automatic 2013 spending cuts will begin rolling in.
Facebook and Google to design cancer research game
Reuters.com: Scientists are teaming up with technology gurus from Amazon, Facebook and Google to design and develop a mobile game aimed at speeding the search for new cancer drugs.
100 Best: In the family
If there was one word that came up most during the interviews for this year’s profiles of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon, it was “family.”
The 2013 list: top 33 large companies to work for in Oregon
Our annual ranking of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon turns 20 this year with more than 13,000 employees participating. Oregon Business research editor Brandon Sawyer and DHM Research calculated the rankings based on employee surveys and a benefits report from each company. The size category is based on the number of Oregon employees.
100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon 2013 video
See interviews from some of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon winners to see what makes their company a great place to work.
New startup offers surveillance app
CNET: San Francisco-based startup Koozoo wants cameras to record your every move in public to anticipate your needs.
SoloPower confirms layoffs
SoloPower confirmed that it will cut its workforce as part of an attempt to restructure operations.
Vancouver terminal locks out union workers
A Vancouver, Wash. grain terminal owner imposed a lockout on longshoremen after determining a union leader sabotaged company equipment during labor problems in December.