Kitzhaber calls for renewable energy tax credit extension
Gov. John Kitzhaber joined a coalition of governors asking Congress to extend the Renewable Energy Production Tax Credit for at least four years.
Occupy Portland joins nationwide N17 protests
Occupy Portland demonstrators joined other Occupy movements across the nation in N17 protests. They plan to occupy banks and other financial institutions.
Starbucks moving Tazo Tea from Portland to Kent, Wash.
Starbucks Corp. is moving Tazo Tea from Portland to Kent, Wash. as part of an effort to consolidate manufacturing facilities.
Intel backs Urban Airship
Intel established a $100 million “AppUp Fund” to invest in mobile companies, including push notification startup Urban Airship.
Reser’s Fine Foods buys Orval Kent
Beaverton-based Reser’s Fine Foods bought competitor Orval Kent, the company’s second acquisition in two months.
Brammo wins Popular Science award
Brammo Inc. won a “Best of What’s New” award from Popular Science magazine for the Empulse electric sport motorcycle.
Merkley introduces bill to help small businesses
Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a bill that would reduce the wait time for small businesses in hard-hit communities to benefit from federal aid.
Governor looks for new prison chief
The leader of Oregon’s prison system is stepping down at the end of the year to become president of the nonprofit Oregon Community Foundation, prompting Gov. John Kitzhaber to conduct a fast-track search for a new corrections chief.
Remaking history at the Columbia Gorge Hotel
Vijay Patel builds a hotel empire and crowns it with the Columbia Gorge Hotel.
Mac’s List of job postings grows
Mac’s List, now a weekly newsletter of job postings that goes to nearly 9,000 subscribers, and a website with 36,000 visitors a month — not to mention a Facebook page and a Twitter account — recently graduated from a sideline to a business with a life of its own.