CIA backs Portland startup AppThwack
The CIA’s venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel, made an undisclosed investment in Portland startup AppThwack.
Year: 2013
Ports key for rural jobs
Oregon’s ports are being hurt by declining federal support and job losses, officials told a Senate committee.
Timber fight upcoming
Oregon environmental groups will push for increased logging restrictions if a federal bill to boost harvest passes Congress.
Insitu lands $300M Navy contract
Insitu won a $300 million contract to support unmanned aircraft for the Navy.
Household incomes holding steady
USAToday: Americans’ household incomes have stopped losing ground to inflation, the Census Bureau said Tuesday.
Costa Concordia ship turned upright
BBC: Engineers in Italy have succeeded in setting the cruise ship Costa Concordia upright, 20 months after it ran aground off the island of Giglio.
California raises minimum wage to $10
Washington Times: California lawmakers passed a bill raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour, phased in over the next three years.
BLM considers logging near Vida
The federal Bureau of Land Management is considering logging on parts of forestland near Vida.
Liquor privatization bad for Oregon, OLCC chair says
Privatizing liquor in Oregon would hurt state revenue and the growing craft distillery industry, the OLCC chairman says.
Daimler confirms Swan Island HQ plans
Daimler Trucks North America plans a new waterfront headquarters on wan Island, a $150 million project that will add 400 jobs.