Morning Roundup
Wyden blasts GOP healthcare bill, Coolest Cooler settles with DOJ and Troutdale industrial park gets another tenant.
Year: 2017
Amazon & Whole Foods: The Deal of the Year
By now the world knows that Amazon and Whole Foods have agreed to a deal in which Amazon would acquire upscale grocery chain for $13.7 billion.
Video: How to contain health care costs and improve care
Oregon Business hosted a May forum exploring strategies for containing employer health care costs. The discussion featured panelists from The Partners Group, Harsch Investment Co. and SAIF.
Editor’s roundup
The DOE takes another hit, transportation package in jeopardy and John Kitzhaber can’t catch a break.
EV conference outgrows space, attendance doubles
Record attendance at a long-running electric vehicle conference in Portland shows how the sector is maturing.
Editor’s roundup
A familiar figure takes the reins at Lewis & Clark, Travel Oregon is awash in money and Astoria champions a new economic development plan.
Supreme Court Confirms Pension and Benefit Plans Maintained by Church Affiliates May Be Exempt from ERISA
In an 8-0 decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the exemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) for church-sponsored employee benefit plans extends to plans maintained by entities that are affiliated with a church (“church-affiliated entities”), even if the plan was not established by a church. The holding comes as … Read more
Editor’s roundup
The Dalai Lama speaks, business tax discussions press on and Medford company scores a nanotechnology partnership.