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.
Sanyo Solar latest to cut operations
Sanyo Solar of Oregon is laying off 52 of its 200 Salem workers in June, coming on the heels of bad news from SolarWorld AG and SoloPower.
New Relic has more experience than many other Portland startups
San Francisco-based New Relic employs about 70 in Portland, and expects that number to grow to 200 in the next couple years.
Pop-up businesses get started in small spaces
Pop-up shops, temporary businesses in borrowed or rented spaces, are gaining traction in Eugene and elsewhere.
Google virtual assistant aims to upstage Siri
AP: Google is trying to upstage Siri, the sometimes droll assistant that answers questions and helps people manage their lives on Apple’s iPhone and iPad.
Weather delays raising of WTC spire
CBSnews.com: When the last pieces of its spire eventually rise to the roof, the 104-floor skyscraper that replaces the fallen twin towers will be just feet from becoming the highest in the Western Hemisphere.
OHSU researchers make medicine from mollusks
Despite their name, shipworms are not worms but mollusks: small, clam-like creatures that cause no end of headaches for boat owners by drilling their hard shells into ship hulls, then consuming that cellulose as breakfast, lunch and dinner. Now a team of OHSU researchers, in partnership with scientists from other institutions, has discovered an upside to the hungry worm.
Powerlist: foundations
This month’s Powerlist ranks foundations by total assets.