Governor appoints timber panel
Gov. John Kitzhaber appointed a 14-member panel that will seek a compromise on logging.
Some Medicare prescription plans to raise rates
Some of the most popular Medicare prescription drug plans face double-digit premium hikes next year.
Wholesale prices rise
Sharp gains in gasoline costs drove wholesale prices higher in September.
Stamp price going up
The U.S. Postal Service is raising postage rates on Jan. 27. First-class mail will cost 46 cents.
Uncover the circumstantial evidence
There are excellent companies that handle swings in client work and still turn out high quality results. Whenever someone attributes any type result (especially a bad result) to “circumstances” you can be sure they’re in denial. Those excellent companies face “circumstances,” too — they just handle them differently, says leadership expert Tom Cox.
Portland-area groups get $1.8M for manufacturing jobs
Portland-area economic development groups will get a federal manufacturing jobs grant worth nearly $1.8 million.
T5 Data Centers plans Hillsboro server farm
Atlanta-based T5 Data Centers has acquired 15 acres in Hillsboro to build a new 200,000-square foot server farm.
U.S. affirms Chinese solar panel tariffs
The Obama administration upheld steep tariffs on Chinese solar panels, finding that improper trade practices are undermining the American solar industry.
Iberdrola hopes to double emissions
Iberdrola Renewables is looking to double the amount of emissions allowed at its planned Lakeview biomass plant.
Sustainability Center team looks ahead
The companies that spent time working on the now shelved Oregon Sustainability Center project are looking ahead to the next green building challenge.