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.
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.
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.
Chinese solar companies dispute SolarWorld’s complaint
Chinese solar manufacturers say that SolarWorld’s U.S. trade complaint is one-sided.
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.
Daimler Trucks to hire 350 in Portland
Daimler Trucks North America is adding a second shift to its Portland truck manufacturing plant, which will create 350 new jobs.
Fortune Data Centers plans Hillsboro facility
Fortune Data Centers, a Silicon Valley company that provides wholesale online data storage, is opening a 240,000-square-foot data center in Hillsboro.
IdaTech offers new renewable fuel source
Bend-based IdaTech announced the availability of a new renewable fuel source made from bio-methanol.
Nanobrewery expanding in Milwaukie
Brian VanOrnum is working to expand his Milwaukie nanobrewery, Short Snout Brewery, using Kickstarter to raise funds.
Port of Portland buying industrial land
The Port of Portland is becoming one of the largest industrial property developers in the region.