Portland startups support marriage equality
Fifteen of Portland’s tech startups issued a letter backing marriage equality in Oregon.
Year: 2013
E-cigs grow in popularity in Oregon
Use of electronic cigarettes is growing rapidly in Oregon.
Portland’s underwater mortgages fall
More than half of the 144,000 Portland-area underwater mortgages are back in positive equity.
Vancouver B.C. bans doorknobs
Globalpost:Vancouver has banned the humble doorknob, in a move that may set a trend around the world.
Boeing jet lands at wrong airport
BBC: A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane will attempt to take off from a minor airport in Kansas after it landed there by mistake.
Portland Timbers are third most valuable Major League Soccer team
Forbes: Major League Soccer is gaining major ground in the U.S.
Obama awards Medal of Freedom to Clinton, others
USA Today: President Obama awarded Bill Clinton and 15 other Americans the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
A spark to light Oregon’s employment engine
Right-to-work policies liberalize labor market conditions by loosening some of the most restrictive features of labor legislation enacted during the Great Depression. In Oregon, the Public Employee Choice Act would provide right-to-work protections to public employees.
Ashton Kutcher slams Walmart over Twitter
Salon: Ashton Kutcher sparred with Walmart over Twitter.
Construction leading Oregon’s employment recovery
Construction is Oregon’s fastest-growing major employer, adding 6,500 jobs in the past year.