Springfield’s McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center profits rose almost 46% to $15.4 million last year, and officials are gearing up for a possible expansion.

The Willamette Queen in Salem is due to be inspected by the U.S. Coast Guard in Salem by Dec. 31, but can’t make it there as the Willamette Falls Locks in Oregon City are not working.

The average credit card debt for American consumers is going up as they spend more and become less diligent about making payments on time.

AT&T’s faster LTE wireless service is now available in Corvallis and Eugene.

Nike is selling its leather shoe brand Cole Haan to private equity firm Apax Partners for $570 million.

Rep. Tina Kotek was nominated by the new Democratic majority to lead the Oregon House for the next two years.

Bend-based Bank of the Cascades’ parent company Cascade Bancorp brought in a net income of $1.8 million in the third quarter.

Many initial participants of Oregon’s Solarize movement wonder whether the business model has reached the point of diminishing returns.

The Environmental Protection Agency proposes not cleaning up Portland’s Harbor Oil property that became a federal Superfund cleanup site nine years ago.

Oregon State University turned to farmers and ranchers to donate to the state’s 12 financially strapped agricultural experiment stations.