Retired Portland administrator earned $22,500 a month
Retired Portland administrator Yvonne Deckard earned more than $22,500 a month in the fall through no-bid contracts with the city and Portland Public Schools.
Year: 2013
Oregonians who buy own health insurance face changes
More than 200,000 Oregonians who buy their own health insurance face major cost changes in 2014.
Denver company plans Eugene assisted-care housing
Denver-based Spectrum Retirement Communities plans a 119-unit assisted care facility in Eugene.
Bend entrepreneur launches dog beer company
Bend native Daniel Keeton creates “beer” for dogs, called Dawg Grog.
UO barely ranks on public education value list
The University of Oregon ranked 98th of 100 for in-state and 99th for out-of-state students on a list of best values in public education for 2013.
Firebrand Sports joins boutique fitness market
The latest addition to Portland’s booming boutique gym market is Firebrand Sports.
Gubser group using social networking site
The Gubser Neighborhood Association in Keizer is turning to a private social networking site to encourage participation.
Granite Construction to pay environmental fine
Granite Construction agreed to pay a $735,000 penalty to resolve EPA allegations from a contracted U.S. 20 project.
Bank of America to settle with Fannie Mae
Reuters: Bank of America on Monday announced roughly $11.6 billion of settlements with mortgage finance company Fannie Mae and a $1.8 billion sale of collection rights on home loans, in a series of deals meant to help the bank move past its disastrous 2008 purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp.
Krugman joins the $1 trillion coin brigade
Wall Street Journal: Paul Krugman, the liberal economist who pens a widely read column for the New York Times, on Monday joined the calls for the U.S. to mint a $1 trillion platinum coin as a way around the debt ceiling.