Senator Jeff Merkley proposed a plan to help underwater homeowners with a 4% refinancing option.

Secretary of State Kate Brown launched Business Xpress, an informational website for business owners.

Oregon officials took disciplinary action against four Department of Revenue employees who let a $2.1 million fraudulent tax return slip by.

Online banking facilitator Simple made its service publicly available, while co-founder and chief technology officer Alex Payne is stepping down and leaving Portland.

Oregon auto dealers are seeing a growth in local sales and national trends.

Ashland-based Big Tree Farms closed on $1 million of a $2.1 million Series B investment.

The Senate approved a plan to preserve tax cuts for the middle class while letting them expire for the wealthy.

The drought affecting more than half the country will raise grocery costs three to four percent in 2013.

Colorado-based Calico Resources plans to excavate $2 billion worth of gold outside of Vale in Eastern Oregon.