Xzeres will sell turbines to British wind company
Wilsonville’s Xzeres Corp. said Thursday it has struck a deal to sell 1,000 of its wind turbines to a British company.
Washington state dairy recalls raw milk
Due to E. coli contamination, a raw milk dairy in Washington state has issued a recall.
MERS ruling paves way for out-of-court foreclosures
The Oregon Supreme Court on Thursday cleared the way for banks to return to the preferred out-of-court method of foreclosure.
Putin divorces wife of 30 years
CNN: Vladimir Putin’s nearly 30-year marriage has ended, the Russian president and his wife told state-run television in a joint interview.
Target rolling out organic grocery brand
AP: Target Corp. is planning a new organic and natural store brand as it works to rev up its grocery business.
Oregon’s labor force falls into retreat
Unemployment is down but so is the labor force as discouraged workers desert, baby boomers retire and the economy sputters along. In the year ending in April, Portland’s labor force fell 1.7% and statewide it dropped 1.9%. Has Portlandia‘s “Dream of the ’90s” evaporated?
Microsoft helps bust up cybergang operation
USA Today: Microsoft orchestrated the bust-up of another botnet operation that stole $500 million.
Monsanto says Oregon wheat could be sabotage
Monsanto said that experimental genetically modified wheat found in an Oregon field could have gotten there through an “accidental or purposeful” act.
Oregon Board of Forestry has new plan
The Oregon Board of Forestry voted to take on a new management plan for Tillamook, Clatsop and Santiam state forests.
Google plans larger data center in The Dalles
Google is moving forward with plans for a new data center in The Dalles that would be much larger than its current two data centers there.