Oregon’s annual timber harvest jumped 13% in 2011 to 3.65 billion board feet, boosted by exports to China.

The federal government granted a waiver to allow Oregon to move ahead on revamping the Oregon Health Plan.

The Portland School Board voted to go forward with plans for a $482 million capital bond measure on the November ballot.

Oregon breweries increased production by 7.5% in 2011, making 1,168,000 barrels of beer.

Business Oregon is looking for cleantech and other green companies to attend a Hong Kong trade show in October.

Portland-area home prices rose 3.3% in June compared with June 2011.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Oregon rural development office is providing a grant to help a Central Oregon electric vehicle manufacturer.

U.S. job openings rose to 3.6 million in May, but layoffs also increased.

Oregon Health & Science University has proposed to stop paying its employees’ 6% contribution to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.

Several UO faculty and graduate students contributed to the discovery of the elusive Higgs boson.