What began as a loosely knit gang of idealistic carpenters, designers and architects working in relative obscurity in Eugene has become a multimillion dollar niche market. But the local green construction market is still seeing mixed success.
A new study documents that Northwest forests soak up significant amounts of greenhouse gases when left unharvested.
The troubled town of Oakridge will need to take out a $500,000 loan to pay its bills.
Financial planners say the plummeting stock market is just another market swing – albeit a rather large one.
The Greenbrier Cos. have landed orders for 3,700 railcars worth about $285 million as the freight industry shifts to double-stack trains.
Russian-owned Evraz Inc. is planning to more than double its pipe production in North Portland to supply the oil industry.
Oregon State University and Economic Development for Central Oregon have signed an agreement to collaborate on research and commercialization in the fast-growing unmanned aerial vehicles industry.
The pending loss of 450 jobs at Monaco RV’s plant in Coburg strikes yet another blow to Lane County’s frail RV manufacturing industry. But several people in the industry predict local RV manufacturing will re-emerge when the national economy recovers.
A little more than a year after Frontier Communications Corp. acquired Verizon’s Northwest operations, the Connecticut company has taken steps to improve customer service and bring high-speed Internet service to Oregon’s rural communities.
While Oregon’s overall homeownership rate fell in the past 10 years, the percentage of Hispanic people owning homes went up according to Census numbers released today.