The national Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer conference held this week in Portland underscores the role of science and technology innovation as a national economic development strategy.
Portland-based ReVolt Technology, which received support from taxpayers, officially filed for bankruptcy protection in Norway where the parent company is based.
Eugene technology company Versalogic is moving its embedded computer manufacturing and operations business to the Portland area to tap into a larger pool of trained workers.
Oregon’s seven public universities graduated 20,000 students in 2011-12, a record boosted by an 11% increase in bachelor’s degrees.
Oregon growers are busy cutting and shipping Christmas trees.
Hannah the Pet Society at the Clackamas Town Center is the first store of a planned rollout across the country where customers can rent a pet.
Walmart is reopening its expanded store in the Eastport Plaza, with 75 new employees and a ceremony awarding $93,000 in donations to local nonprofits.
The Portland Development Commission is expected to approve a deal to renovate the Grove Hotel in Old Town into a hostel for young creative types.
Sealy is closing its Portland mattress factory that employs 128.
Carl Icahn is among a group of investors who have taken a 10% stake in Lake Oswego-based railcar maker Greenbrier.