Every morning a group of business and goverment workers meet at The Dalles Burgerville. They call themselves the "Right Wing Cafe."

Dogged by questions of leadership and a shaky relationship with business, the governor goes on tour to find out what employers want — and share her vision of a prosperous Oregon.

A roundup of a few key races.

Buehler catches Wooldridge in primary race. 

Rep. Knute Buehler aims to become the first Republican in several decades to win the Oregon governor's race. His biggest challenge: He's a GOP candidate in a blue state. Buehler's second biggest challenge? Making sure voters know who he is.

I caught the tail end of yesterday’s Mass Timber Summit, a Business Oregon-sponsored event timed to coincide but not to be confused with the much larger Mass Timber Conference that starts today in the Oregon Convention Center.

Beaverton-based Reser's Fine Foods bought competitor Orval Kent, the company's second acquisition in two months.