REUTERS: A scientific statement released by the American Heart Association links having a pet with lower rates of obesity, cholesterol and high blood pressure, and says it may help lower the risk of heart disease.
LA Times: The Tesla Model S received a 99 of 100 rating from Consumer Reports.
Recreational bicycle travel contributes $400 million of Oregon’s annual $9 billion tourism industry.
TriMet says a programming bug on its end erroneously marked 2,500 card transactions a month for fraud.
Portland General Electric Co. broke ground on a new natural gas plant outside of Clatskanie.
Oregon officials have filed only six of 18 required reports on $665 million in subsidies.
Oregon ranked highest on a recent Clean Jobs Index.
Shrimp is the second-largest fishery in Oregon, growing rapidly in the last few decades.
A recent study of the best U.S. states to retire in, counting Washington D.C., ranked Oregon worst in 51st place.
Portland-based Ruby Receptionists is opening a new Beaverton office, where the company plans to employ 174 people by 2015.