The state of Oregon has forced furlough days on its workers and cut services to the poor, but it remains a cash cow for private contractors who charge as much as $300 an hour for their services, an investigation by The Oregonian shows.
A dozen city employees today plan to finish clearing Chapman and Lownsdale squares of debris and trash so engineers and horticulture experts can survey damage
For years, desperate retailers have wooed deal-crazed Black Friday shoppers with earlier and earlier openings. The potential collateral damage? Malls.
After a record-breaking 2010, OSF attendance dropped in 2011 after the closure of the Bowmer, and the economic ripple effect was felt across Ashland in hotels, eateries.
Enrollment at Oregon’s public universities hit an all-time high this year, passing 100,000 for the first time.
State regulators approved a 12.8% rate increase for Regence BlueCross BlueShield five months after the insurer paid a $56 million dividend to its holding company, some of which was used to launch a subsidiary.
Affiliated Computer Services plans to add 250 jobs at its new Tigard call center, in addition to the 375 the company hired last summer.
A 500-kilowatt solar array that will power up to 100 homes opened up outside of Joseph.
Portland is wrapping up its Combined Sewer Overflow project, the biggest public works project ever done by the city.
Portland is temporarily closing Lownsdale and Chapman Squares to the public, the site where Occupy Portland demonstrators have been camped out for more than a month. At 12:01 a.m. Sunday Nov. 13, all people and property in the squares will be subject to enforcement of local laws, according to Portland Mayor Sam Adams.