Home sales in the Portland area rose in August, the strongest month by volume the local market has seen in five years.

Portland entrepreneur Chris Sanderson’s bicycle-run construction business is booming.

The Federal Reserve launched a new effort to boost the stock market and make borrowing cheaper.

One in seven Oregonians lived in poverty in 2010 and 2011, Census Bureau data shows.

Governor Kitzhaber wants to expand coordinated care organizations to be available for people on Medicare, public employees and the private business sector.

A proposed natural gas export terminal at Coos Bay will now include a power plant to chill and condense the fuel into LNG.

The impact of the Midwest drought on grain production is affecting dairy producers in the Northwest.

Oregon Film is working to green the industry.

Portland’s City Council voted unanimously to fluoridate the city’s water supply.

A group of business owners have drafted a plan to improve foot traffic in downtown Salem.