Oregon Research Institute researches quality of life
Eugene-based Oregon Research Institute brought more than $20 million in grant money into Lane County in 2012.
Year: 2013
Outdoor industry calls on Sen. Wyden
Northwest outdoor industry business leaders want Sen. Ron Wyden to add more protections for the environment.
Salem-Keizer video stores still exist
Two of the three remaining Salem Blockbusters are closing this month, but the area still has a few video stores.
Central Oregon gets promotional video
Bend video producer Scott Elnes wants to promote the region’s beer, recreation and technology with a music video.
Obama calls health care glitches ‘unacceptable’
Reuters: President Barack Obama declared himself frustrated with the malfunctioning website that is central to his signature healthcare law.
New Jersey holds first gay weddings
BBC: Gay couples in New Jersey have been exchanging vows on the day the US state became the 14th in the nation to recognize same-sex marriages.
Preserved 1.8M-year-old skull could re-write human evolution
Independent: A perfectly preserved 1.8 million-year-old skull of an ape-like man was discovered, which could re-write the early history of human evolution.
Oregon cuts uninsured rate by 10 percent
The number of Oregon’s uninsured dropped by 10%, according to Oregon Health Authority officials.
Oregon venture capital stalls
Oregon entrepreneurs raised $112.57 million in venture capital for the first three quarters of the year, about 3% below the average over the past decade.
Washington’s GMO fight could spread to Oregon
A Washington initiative to label genetically modified foods could reverberate in Oregon, where activists hope for their own labeling initiative to be on the 2014 ballot.