Umpqua Bank has joined other financial services firms in barring customers from filing class-action lawsuits.

A Portland-based startup called BikeTrak helps bicycle owners track down their stolen bikes using GPS.

Northwest Sign Recycling won a contract with the Oregon Department of Transportation to reuse signs throughout the state.

Clackamas County commissioners approved a simpler application process for food cart operators.

The U.S. and Canada have decided to extend a disputed lumber trade agreement for another two years.

In the six weeks since Gov. John Kitzhaber ordered a hiring freeze, state agencies have requested more than 1,200 exceptions.

Rural Oregon counties are scrambling to find ways to stay afloat as federal forest payments come to an end.

Coos Bay seafood startup Oregon Seafoods is carving out a niche in the albacore tuna market dominated by three huge companies.

Economists expect the U.S. economy to make modest gains in 2012.

Service Employees International Union Local 503 updated their “Moving Oregon Forward” report with ideas to cut the state budget.