With the start of 2012, Oregon’s minimum wage increased 30 cents to $8.80.

Besides the bump in gym use right after the New Year, four of five gym memberships in America go unused.

Although sales continue to grow, Oregon winemakers are forced to be creative to make up for declining price points and margins.

U.S. auto sales are headed for a second straight year of growth, after hitting a 30-year low in 2009.

Construction spending in the U.S. rose 1.2% in November, the third increase in four months.

Oregon granted a dredging permit to the Port of Coos Bay to build a new marine terminal for ships carrying liquefied natural gas.

Regence BlueCross BlueShield is seeking approval for a 4.5% rate increase for small businesses.

Eugene opened two emergency shelters to accommodate homeless people who had been sleeping at Occupy Eugene or elsewhere in the area.

Three University of Oregon students turned a mead-making hobby into a fully-fledged business called Blue Dog Mead.

Portland homes lost a value of $9.7 billion in 2011, according to a year-end report by Zillow.