A scaled-down plan for importing liquefied natural gas at Bradwood Landing is quietly working its way through the regulatory system after the failure of a proposed $650 million LNG project at the same location.
Shipping improved at the Port of Portland in 2010.
All “latest” numbers are for May 2011 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change EMPLOYMENT/BUSINESS LISTINGS Total employment State of Oregon, thousands 1,801.2 1,796.1 1,768.5 1.8% Total unemployment State of Oregon, thousands 179.2 187.0 207.7 -13.7% Unemployment rate Ore. civilian labor force, seasonally adjusted 9.3% 9.5% 10.9% -1.6 Portland/Vancouver MSA; … Read more
Independent neighborhood pharmacies are shrinking, battered by big-chain competition, changing laws and consumer defection.
One of the most ambitious rural job creation ideas in Oregon comes from a Ph.D. scientist eight years past retirement age who has figured out a way to run coal burning power plants on—plants.
Medford is an unlikely hub of broadcast activity. As the stations struggle to survive, consolidation, combined newsrooms and other partnerships are possible. That would irreparably change a very special small American TV market.
This month’s Powerlist ranks commercial real estate companies by number of licensed commercial agents in Oregon.
A PSU professor is studying the possibilities of quantum computers as the physical limits of computer technology are quickly approaching.
Trade between Oregon and China is growing rapidly, with many West Coast goods being exported to China.
Portland’s $148.3 million eastside streetcar project is being delayed by five months, and will now include five streetcars instead of six.