Central Oregon solar farm gets approval
Crook County Solar 1 was granted approval to build the first solar farm in Central Oregon.
Stacy and Witbeck buys land along MAX line
Construction firm Stacy and Witbeck that built most of the area’s MAX and streetcar routes, bought 3.25 acres along the Portland-to-Milwaukie MAX line for development.
Portland to collect art tax
Portland’s new citywide arts tax, approved by voters in November, is being collected by tax day.
Multnomah County studies coal train effects
A review of the possible health effects by proposed coal trains traveling through Multnomah County was released by the county’s health department.
Inside Microsoft’s house of the future
BBC: The company’s space of the future portrays what the firm thinks life might be like five to 10 years in the future.
Romney blasts Obama
Reuters: Four months after his bitter election defeat, a reflective Mitt Romney said it “kills” him not to be president.
The 2013 100 Best Companies are announced
BY LINDA BAKER | OREGON BUSINESS EDITOR
The 20th annual 100 Best Companies to Work For in Oregon list was announced Thursday night at an awards dinner at the Oregon Convention Center. There were 273 companies participating in this year’s 100 Best survey, which analyzes Oregon companies’ best practices toward creating great places to work. This year, almost 14,000 Oregon employees completed the survey.
Groupon fires CEO
CNN: Groupon fired Andrew Mason as chief executive officer.
Federal budget cuts will come slowly in Oregon
The immediate effect in Oregon of sequester federal budget cuts will be minimal at first.
Oregon unemployment claims drop
Unemployment claims in Oregon are back down to pre-recession levels.