New home construction improves
The Portland area’s homebuilding market is the strongest it’s been since 2008.
Mobile cannery helps microbreweries
Portland entrepreneur starts mobile cannery to help microbreweries afford canning their beers.
Salem vetoes housing proposal
The Salem City Council vetoed a decision to build apartments near the airport.
Bend gas station has 30 beers on tap
Bend’s Stop & Go Shell station offers 30 different West Coast beers on tap to fill growlers.
NW Portland Con-Way development gains approval
Portland OK’d an 18 acre-development in Northwest Portland that will include stores, open space and 2,500 residences.
SolarWorld on shaky ground
SolarWorld’s revenues and employment are sliding, industry analysts say.
Portland getting Salesforce.com hub
San Francisco-based Salesforce.com plans to open a major hub in the Portland area, employing “hundreds.”
Three Rivers to become destination resort
The Three Rivers Casino & Hotel off Highway 126 plans to add a golf course and more to become a destination resort.
Economic indicators increasingly different
Oregon’s unemployment has climbed since June, despite five months of job gains.
United Streetcar behind schedule
Clackamas-based United Streetcar is at least three months behind schedule building Tucson, Arizona’s new streetcars.