Meteorite explodes over Russia
Yahoo.com: A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday.
Year: 2013
Fast Company names Nike most innovative of 2013
FAST COMPANY: In a list normally dominated by scrappy startups, footwear giant Nike impressed the magazine with its FuelBand and FlyKnit Racer technologies.
Intel hires firm to find CEO candidates
Intel hired Spencer Stuart & Associates to help find its new CEO, indicating that the company is seriously considering external candidates.
TriMet warns of 70% service cuts if union doesn’t change health benefits
TriMet may have to cut 63 bus lines and 70% of service by 2025 if the union doesn’t budge on health and retirement benefits, the agency’s general manager says.
Helicopter company leaving Corvallis
Helicopter Transport Services is moving its heavy lift division to the Aurora State Airport after a dozen years at the Corvallis Municipal Airport.
EnerG2 celebrates one year
Albany’s EnerG2 facility is celebrating one year of being the only manufacturing plant in the world dedicated to commercial-scale production of engineered carbon material.
Railroad tries to keep Linn County log yard open
A railroad company is asking a federal judge to keep the Linn County government from shutting a business that recently began loading logs on trains.
Timber counties seek law enforcement tax hikes
Lane, Curry and Josephine counties are asking voters to raise their taxes to restore deep cuts to law enforcement after a longstanding federal subsidy expired.
Portland getting Girl Scout cookie pop-up shop
The Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington are opening a pop-up shop in downtown Portland to sell their trademark cookies.
Home builder offers energy efficiency guarantee
Oregon home builder Stone Bridge Homes Northwest is offering to guarantee low yearly energy costs for new homeowners due to its high energy efficiency standards.