Oregon federal workers to pay back benefits from shutdown
Oregon federal workers must repay the unemployment benefits they received during the 16-day shutdown.
Year: 2013
Damascus could disincorporate
Oregon could lose Damascus next month, if enough people vote to disincorporate.
West Coast governors partner on climate change
The governors of western states and a Canadian province are partnering to combat climate change.
Ecotrust is latest nonprofit to get for-profit subsidiary
Portland-based Ecotrust spun off for-profit subsidiary Point 97 this month.
Intel D1X could get delayed
Regulators are determining whether Intel should have gotten a new air quality permit before beginning work on D1X in 2010.
Marion County wants healthier corner stores
The Marion County Health Department partnered with seven corner stores in food deserts to provide better access to healthy food.
Benefits of ‘de-Americanization’
Reuters: The current bout of Washington inanity has accelerated a trend that has been gathering steam for at least the last five years: the move away from a Washington-centric world.
Pending home sales drop to lowest level in 9 months
The number of U.S. pending home sales fell in September to its lowest level in nine months, due to higher mortgage rates and home prices.
New species discovered in ‘lost world’
CNN: Scientists discover lizard, frog species in untrod Australian rainforest.
Oregon snow sports by the numbers
Given the modest size of Oregon’s ski area offerings, the industry packs a formidable economic snowball.