Oregonians benefit from mortgage settlement
Thousands of Oregonians have collected more than $199 million in housing-debt relief as part of a national mortgage settlement with five major servicers.
Portland mall managers’ Black Friday tips
As the masses prepare to descend upon malls for Black Friday, Portland area mall managers offer tips to make shopping a little easier.
Walmart to open Neighborhood Market store in Springfield
Walmart plans to open one of its smaller Neighborhood Market stores at Gateway Mall in Springfield.
Northwest blueberry crops set records
Oregon is forecasting a 70-75 million pound blueberry crop in 2012, compared to 65.5 million pounds in 2011.
Port shipping line calls claims “fake grievances”
Hanjin Shipping managers say lost-wage claims filed by the longshore union at the Port of Portland are “fake grievances.”
Natural foods manufacturer lands $7M
Portland-based Bridgetown Natural Foods secured a $7 million line of credit to allow it to retire startup loans early.
Astoria’s evolving downtown
Downtown Astoria has many assets. It has myriad intact historic buildings from the 1920s, including the lovely renovated Liberty Theater and the Hotel Elliott. There is a great little mix of independent retail shops like Vintage Hardware and Foxgloves. It is a downtown that is real, where you can still shop at J.C. Penney, buy garden supplies and get your shoes repaired. For all those assets, there are challenges, of course.
Portland loses jobs for 2nd straight month
The Portland metro area experienced steep job losses for the second straight month, losing 5,300 jobs in October.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini retiring
Intel’s CEO Paul Otellini plans to retire in May after almost 40 years.
Oregon delegation works to avoid fiscal cliff
Oregon legislators are touting their ideas on how to solve the country’s financial problems.