Eugene Airport celebrates 70 years
Eugene Airport celebrates 70 years of service on May 1, 2013. It served a record 809,457 passengers in 2012.
Paul Allen gains respect as business mogul
Reuters: Paul Allen, the lesser known co-founder of Microsoft Corp, has struggled for decades to make his mark as a business mogul beyond the software company he started with Bill Gates.
Sherpas, climbers brawl on Mt. Everest
CBSnews: Those who attempt to summit the world’s highest peak on Mount Everest prepare to battle nature, but, this weekend, three climbers say they faced a human foe.
Space tourism nears reality
SPACE.com: A spaceship designed for high-flying tourists made its first rocket-powered flight and broke the sound barrier in preparation to bring space travel into the commercial realm.
NBA center Jason Collins comes out
Sports Illustrated: NBA center Jason Collins is the first openly gay athlete in a major American team sport.
Ashland gets three new business enterprise zones
Ashland created three enterprise zones to give property tax exemptions to companies that build there.
Seattle firm considers 280-unit development in Portland
Seattle-based Harbor Urban LLC is considering building a 280-unit building with retail storefronts in Portland’s South Waterfront.
Oregon software jobs growing quickly
Software jobs are growing quickly in Oregon despite the sluggish state economy.
Oregon’s preschools second most expensive in nation
Oregon’s public preschools are the second most expensive in the nation, at a cost of more than $8,500 per child for a half-day program.
Oregon Tech gets new optoelectronics program
The Oregon Institute of Technology’s newest program in Wilsonville focuses on optoelectronics.