Portland gets first community solar project
Portland’s Southwest Community Center is getting a set of solar panels from an Oregon Community Foundation grant.
Oregon knife companies hope to relax TSA rules
Oregon’s knife manufacturers are hoping the TSA will follow through on its plans to permit small knives aboard aircraft again.
Olympia oysters thrive
Oregon’s only native oyster was harvested nearly to extinction a century ago, but is now thriving off the coast again.
ODB, Eazy-E holograms to perform
MTV: The 10th anniversary of the Rock the Bells festival will feature holograms of late Wu-Tang MC Ol’ Dirty Bastard and late N.W.A. member Eazy-E.
Oregon’s unemployment falls to 8 percent
Oregon’s unemployment rate fell to 8% in April from 8.2% in March.
OLCC chair resigns
Oregon Liquor Control Commission chair Cassandra Skinner announced she will resign effective June 30.
Enterprise Zones save Hillsboro businesses $10M
Hillsboro’s Enterprise Zone agreements saved businesses $10 million in property taxes and more than doubled the area’s employment.
Audit says Oregon not tracking food-stamp fraud
Oregon’s Department of Human Services doesn’t know how much fraud is going on among the 813, 446 Oregon Trail cardholders, a new audit says.
CenturyLink closing Hood River call center
CenturyLink plans to close its Hood River call center and lay off 51 employees this summer.
Drone launched over Pendleton
The Oregon Army National Guard launched a drone in Pendleton, the first-ever flight of an unmanned military aircraft through civilian airspace.