Retailers use holiday music and scents to spur sales
News & Observer: Retailers have learned that adding Christmas scents and music and even lowering the temperature can help along holiday sales.
Oregon economic growth slows
Economic growth slowed throughout Oregon this fall, according to a new University of Oregon index.
Kitzhaber signs tax deal with Nike
Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a 30-year agreement to lock in Nike’s corporate tax.
BETC applications flooding in
The Oregon Department of Energy received 440 applications for the final awards of the Business Energy Tax Credit program.
OSU faculty help foreign farmers
Oregon State University faculty are participating in an international program that helps foreign farmers improve crop production.
Oregon regulators go after poor rural phone connections
The Oregon Public Utility Commission will fine phone companies up to $50,000 for poor connections in rural areas.
Jeff Sanders wants to bring golf tournament to Portland
Jeff Sanders and his Beaverton-based Jeff Sanders Promotions wants to add a golf tournament to Oregon.
Fred Meyer gets new president
Fred Meyer chose Lynn Gust as the chain’s new president. He has worked for the company since he began as a bag boy in 1970 at $1.65 an hour.
Elephants lead zoo expansion
With elephant calf Lily nearly three weeks old, the Oregon Zoo has a more tangible reason to expand their elephant enclosure. On Tuesday, Metro unanimously approved two resolutions to help the state’s most popular paid tourist attraction expand.
Miss Universe competition gets underway
AP: Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes of Angola will crown her successor during the competition today featuring 89 contestants at the Planet Hollywood casino on the Las Vegas Strip.