Portland rental market tight
The Portland area apartment market is extremely tight with a vacancy of only about 3%.
Brandlive wins Angel Oregon
Portland video communication software startup Brandlive won the annual Angel Oregon competition.
Lumber mill closes, lays off 85
Rough & Ready Lumber closed its Cave Junction mill, a major local employer that just celebrated 90 years in business.
Portland distillers face controversy
Portland’s recent craft distillery boon is coming under fire for not always been distilled locally.
Ranch goes multi-use
Jack Joyce works with the Oregon Hunter’s Association and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to enhance his ranch near Canyonville.
Columbia lawsuit settled
A lawsuit brought by Eugene’s Innovative Sports against Columbia Sportswear has been settled.
Oregon economic gap grows
The gap between Oregon’s metro area economies widened in February.
Where the world’s poorest people live
WSJ.com: The world’s poorest people are now concentrated most heavily in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Lance Armstrong manager points to new era of cycling
AP: Lance Armstrong’s former team manager believes cycling has entered a new era after months of controversy caused by the disgraced former seven-time Tour de France winner.
Converting carbon credits to health care
The Pinchot Institute for Conservation and PacificSource Health Plans have partnered to provide a first of its kind ATreeM card that uses proceeds from American Carbon Registry-certified carbon credits to provide health care funds to family forest owners.