Oregon lawmakers want open enrollment reform
Some Oregon lawmakers are trying to curtail a law that opens school boundaries.
Better Bean Co. goes national
Wilsonville-based Better Bean Co. is taking its once farmer’s market booth beans to stores nationwide.
Oregon blueberry farm expands
Dave and Barbara Brazelton’s blueberry farm has grown over the past 35 years to become a leading supplier of blueberry stock to commercial growers all over the world.
Beaverton, Banner Bank offering storefront loans
Downtown Beaverton businesses can now apply for low-interest loans between $5,000-50,000 from Banner Bank to improve their storefront facades.
New York officials to test rodent birth control
TheAtlantic: In an effort to get rid of rats infesting the subway, transit officials will test pesticide containing birth control drug.
Who is killing Texas prosecutors?
CNN.com: Fears that a white supremacist gang or someone else is targeting Texas law enforcement officials spread Monday to Houston.
OSU scientists create new purple tomato
Tomatoes owe their red color to carotenoids, a group of fat-soluble pigments rich in antioxidants. Now scientists at Oregon State University have created a new, purple tomato — “Indigo Rose” — that owes its eggplant color to another class of nutrient-heavy pigments called “anthocyanins.”
Powerlist: banks
This month’s Powerlist ranks banks by 6/30/12 Oregon and Clark County, Washington deposits.
Foreclosure: myths and reality
Over the years since the mortgage bubble burst, the term “bank” has been a four-letter word and an easy target for the media, the legislature and the general public. In fact, my own peers at community banks and credit unions have been known to jump on the bandwagon through the sound bite of “Main Street vs. Wall Street.”
Exports drive job growth
The link is simple, straightforward and well proven: finding export markets for Oregon products means thousands of jobs for Oregonians here at home.