Marion-Polk Food Share installed industrial repackaging equipment, allowing the food bank to almost double its bulk food processing.

Economists foresee only mild growth in 2013, with unemployment expected to be back above 8% for the first half of the year.

Two Americans were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science.

Retail spending increased 1.1% in September, reflecting higher consumer confidence.

Health care providers are planning Beaverton’s first one-stop health and wellness center, funded in part by a $1.6 million federal grant.

Judges in Deschutes County are bracing for a sharp uptick in foreclosures as banks skip the non-judicial foreclosure process following a new state law.

Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed a 14-member panel that will seek a compromise on logging.

Some of the most popular Medicare prescription drug plans face double-digit premium hikes next year.

Sharp gains in gasoline costs drove wholesale prices higher in September.