Oregon OKs beer and wine at liquor stores
Oregon’s liquor board loosened restrictions, allowing any state liquor outlet to sell beer and wine with the necessary licenses.
Year: 2013
Oregon legislators could write marijuana law
Oregon’s House is talking about referring its own marijuana legalization measure instead of waiting on a ballot measure in 2014.
Chaucer Foods could bring jobs to Forest Grove
International food processing company Chaucer Foods could bring more than 70 jobs to Forest Grove in its first year of operation.
UO student sees promise in wood pulp
University of Oregon student Zander Eckblad was awarded second place in an Oregon BEST contest to develop nontoxic building products.
Intel closing Massachusetts factory
Intel is closing Fab 176 in Hudson, Mass., and laying off 700 workers.
Entire Colorado town evacuating
CNN: Help has arrived for Lyons, the small town cut off by flooding in Colorado.
In Silicon Valley, connections matter
Reuters: The notion that anyone with smarts, drive and a great idea can raise money and start a company is a central tenet of the Valley’s ethos.
Retail sales slow
Back-to-school shopping didn’t help retail sales in August, as spending rose just 0.3%, the smallest gain in four months.
Umpqua Bank acquires Sterling Bank for $2B
Portland-based Umpqua Holdings is buying Spokane-based Sterling Financial in a $2 billion deal.
Portland getting new $20M social impact fund
A $20 million social impact fund known as Northwest Social Venture Fund is set to launch in Portland this fall.