Oregon foreclosure mediation program sees more cases
Oregon’s expanded foreclosure mediation program is seeing many more cases than its predecessor.
Year: 2013
Chirpify has plans for hashtags
Portland startup Chirpify wants to use hashtags to connect advertisers with consumers.
Webtrends replaces CEO
Portland online analytics company Webtrends replaced its CEO with David Mitchell, an operating partner at Webtrends’ owner.
In 2015, Wordstock Festival Book Fair Will Move to Portland State University
Portland’s acclaimed Wordstock Festival Book Fair, the annual celebration of reading and writing, will move from the Oregon Convention Center to the campus of Portland State University in 2015.
France to ban child beauty pageants
BBC: Parliament in France is moving to ban child beauty pageants for promoting hyper-sexualization of minors.
Oregon minimum wage raises to $9.10
Oregon’s minimum wage will raise 15 cents per hour to $9.10 beginning Jan. 1.
Oregon unemployment at 8.1 percent
Oregon added 4,500 jobs in August, and the state unemployment rate hit 8.1%, up slightly from 8% in July.
Portland, Multnomah expected to OK hotel financing
The Portland City Council and the Multnomah County Commission appear ready to approve a financing plan for a publicly backed Convention Center hotel.
Wind farm tax credits questioned
Lawmakers are divided on whether Oregon’s Department of Energy erred in giving $30 million in tax credits to three Eastern Oregon wind farms.
Project Azalea on hold
The electronics factory being chased by New York and Oregon state officials known as “Project Azalea” is on hold.