Little Bird Technologies offers specialized search
Portland startup Little Bird offers a search tool that finds the most “influential experts” on a given topic in a given city.
Intel promotes eight vice presidents
Intel promoted eight executives ahead of a new CEO announcement, including five in Oregon.
Biotech firms lobby states to limit generics
The New York Times: In statehouses around the country, some of the nation’s biggest biotechnology companies are lobbying intensively to limit generic competition to their blockbuster drugs, potentially cutting into the billions of dollars in savings on drug costs contemplated in the federal health care overhaul law.
Tax increase hits consumer confidence hard
USA Today: Consumer confidence plunged in January to its lowest level in more than a year, reflecting higher Social Security taxes that left Americans with less take-home pay.
FTC shuts down global pyramid scheme
USA Today: The Federal Trade Commission and three state attorneys general shut down Fortune Hi-Tech Marketing for being a global pyramid scheme that rewards people for recruiting others.
Oregon could soon legalize pot
Oregon is seen as a prime candidate for legalizing marijuana in 2016.
Oregon agriculture lagging
Oregon agriculture is lagging behind other Western states, says a State Board of Agriculture report.
Truffle lovers descend on Eugene
The eighth annual Oregon Truffle Festival drew everyone from foodies to local businesspeople to Eugene.
Developers bought up Bend residential lots
Several developers have bought up more than 900 Bend residential lots that were left undeveloped after the housing market crash.
Oregon awards farm-to-school grants
The Oregon Department of Education awarded 11 school districts $189,140 in farm-to-school and school-garden grants.