Year: 2013

Food stamp programs are being saved from billions of dollars of budget cuts by Congressional gridlock.

Sweet Cakes by Melissa closed its Gresham storefront to move business to an in home bakery. The shop made waves by refusing to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple.

Despite initial willingness of Coburg to back a 15-year property tax break, a proposed Materne applesauce factory still faces hurdles.

Portland-area home prices rose 15.5% in July compared to a year ago, and 1.9% since a month ago.

In Oregon, union membership accounts for almost 16% of workers in the state, at 240,000 people. Nationwide, union memberships are 11.3% of workers.

Used cooking oil from the University of Oregon’s Autzen Stadium is shipped to Salem and converted into biodiesel.

Many Eugene companies are being affected by the environmental threats that are causing bee colony die-offs.

Boneyard Beer is opening a second location in Bend that is three times larger than their current one. They plan to more than double their annual production of 15,000 barrels.