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Wikileaks suspends operations

Wikileaks has suspended operations after many U.S.-based financial institutions blocked donors from giving money to the organization. Founder Julian Assange says it may have to shut down permanently.

July 24, 2025October 24, 2011 Written by Oregon Business Team

Portland gets first EV fast charging station

Portland’s Hollywood district Fred Meyer is the first in the nation to have one of ECOtality Inc.’s fast-charging electric vehicle stations installed.

April 6, 2023October 24, 2011 Written by Oregon Business Team

Law allows for farmland flexibility

If counties choose to implement last session’s Senate Bill 960, it will allow farmland owners to hold up to 24 events per year on their land.

April 6, 2023October 24, 2011 Written by Oregon Business Team

Nursery industry experiencing slump

The closure of the Oregon Coast Garden Center after 52 years of business is indicative of a larger downturn for Oregon’s nurseries.

April 7, 2023October 24, 2011 Written by Oregon Business Team

Chinese solar companies dispute SolarWorld’s complaint

Chinese solar manufacturers say that SolarWorld’s U.S. trade complaint is one-sided.

July 24, 2025October 21, 2011 Written by Oregon Business Team

Stimulus money to create jobs went to foreign workers

$7 million in federal stimulus money to create jobs for unemployed Oregonians went to 254 foreign workers, a federal investigation concluded.