SoloPower CEO says Portland factory has a chance
SoloPower CEO Rob Campbell said he’s working hard to attract capital and restart full operations at the company’s Portland manufacturing plant.
Brammo raises $4.5M
Southern Oregon electric motorcycle company Brammo raised another $4.5M in equity funding.
More than a third of Oregon counties have double-digit unemployment
Five years after the economic collapse, high unemployment continues to plague much of southern and central Oregon.
Chirpify nearing $2M in backing
Portland social commerce startup Chirpify is close to closing on $2 million in venture backing.
Portland Farmers’ Market unintentionally becomes business incubator
The founders of the Portland Farmer’s Market never set out to be a business incubator, yet that is exactly what has happened.
Downtown Silverton adapts
Downtown Silverton businesses are busy launching, expanding and changing locations.
Portland unemployment falls to 7.7 percent
Portland’s unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in March, gaining 2,900 jobs.
New bird flu strain considered most lethal
Reuters: A new bird flu strain that has killed 22 people in China is “one of the most lethal” of its kind and transmits more easily to humans than another strain that has killed hundreds since 2003, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said.
U.S. sues Lance Armstrong
CNN.com: The Justice Department late Tuesday formally filed its case against Lance Armstrong and his company Tailwind Sports for millions of dollars that the U.S. Postal Service spent to sponsor the cycling team.
Oregon lawmakers moonlight as amateur scientists
BY SEN. ALAN OLSEN | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR
Last week the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted on two bills to ban legally permitted small-scale mining operations on Oregon’s waterways. I voted against both bills for one simple reason: not once was the committee presented with scientific evidence that the practice of small-scale suction dredge mining is damaging to the environment.