After five weeks of public meetings, Trimet scaled back its sweeping service cuts proposal.

Columbia Biogas is seeking good relations with the neighbors of their proposed $55 million biogas facility in Portland’s Cully neighborhood.

Revenues from utility-scale energy storage systems are skyrocketing, and Tualatin-based Powin Energy is profiting.

A drop in exports and rise in imports at the end of 2011 pushed the U.S. trade deficit to its widest point in three years.

All but four of the 19 major U.S. banks are strong enough to survive another serious recession, according to the Federal Reserve.

Greater Portland’s unemployment rate fell to 8.2% in January, below the nation’s jobless rate for the first time in three-and-a-half years.

Former Gov. Ted Kulongoski is the only current public retiree receiving three separate benefit checks from PERS.

The kickoff of the Portland Timbers’ season is a boost for local businesses.

Portland law firm Stoel Rives is working on behalf of Shell Oil against Greenpeace.

Alaska Airlines asked the federal government for permission to add a direct flight from Washington, D.C. to Portland.