Weekly applications for U.S. unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 369,000, a level consistent with modest hiring.

Intel plans to expand D1X, the $3 billion research factory currently under construction at its Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro.

Wind energy hit a new generation record of 4,289 megawatts, surpassing water energy in the Northwest for the first time.

A high-tech field scraper made by Donald-based GK Machine was chosen as one of the ten most innovative agricultural products.

Nike is selling Umbro to Iconix Brand Group for $225 million.

Pacific Continental has agreed to buy Century Bank for $13.4 million. Both banks are based in Eugene.

Oregon Liquor Control Commission Executive Director Steve Pharo is retiring after more than six years.

The Eugene City Council’s decision to ban plastic bags received a mixed reception from local consumers.

Unemployment fell almost one full percentage point to 8.5% in Lane County as several sectors added jobs.

The Eugene City Council approved a ban on thin plastic bags from all the city’s retailers.