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

Toyota Industries acquired Fairview-based forklift attachment manufacturer Cascade Corporation for $759 million.

Portland-area home prices have rebounded 4.8% in the last year, the biggest year-over-year gain since April 2007.

Portland startup Chirpify expanded its service of enabling financial transactions from Twitter to Instagram.

Portland ranks third for clean technology leadership among U.S. metro areas.

Portland-based green building firm Interface Engineering is seeking proposals for a highly sustainable headquarters.

St. Charles Health System is launching a campaign to keep noise levels down at its Central Oregon hospitals.

The green roof and green wall business will grow to a $7.7 billion market by 2017.

Hillsboro city officials are preparing for an expected 92% growth in employment from 2010 to 2035.

Portland city planners say that for the central city to continue to thrive, it must grow even more dense.