Bean company works to lessen food packaging impact
Portland-based Better Bean company is working to reduce the environmental impact of food packaging.
Essential Health closing clinics
Essential Health Clinic, which provided free medical care to uninsured patients, is closing its Hillsboro and Tigard clinics.
Oregon’s largest counties growing
Oregon’s most populous counties are growing, and rural areas continue to see residents leave.
Oregon wildlife center buys Wayne Newton’s animals
A Nevada bankruptcy court approved the sale of Wayne Newton’s 280 exotic animals to an Oregon wildlife center for $27,300.
Court foreclosures up in Oregon
Court foreclosures rose 67% from January to February in Oregon.
Smartphone use among teens rising rapidly
Fox: More teenagers are using mobile devices to access the internet instead of traditional computers.
Boardman plant produces first biofuels
ZeaChem’s Boardman plant produced its first biofuel from locally sourced biomass materials.
Bill would increase cigarette tax by $1 in Oregon
Oregon is considering raising cigarette taxes by $1 a pack.
Kitzhaber signs CRC bill
Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill authorizing $450 million in bonds to pay for Oregon’s share of the Columbia River Crossing.
Accelerated restoration plan could help timber industry
The U.S. Forest Service is working on a multiyear program of tree thinning and forest restorations in the Blue Mountains known as “accelerated restoration.”