Portland City Council balances budget, SoloPower
This week, the Portland City Council will receive Mayor Sam Adams’ budget message, as well as take on the city’s share of the financial package for SoloPower’s proposed Portland plant.
Wage violations? There’s an app for that, too
Creating evidence to bolster a wage and hour lawsuit has never been easier. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor launched its free iPhone and iPad app designed to help employees who want to keep their own time records — just in case.
SoloPower chooses Portland over Wilsonville
SoloPower will bring a $340 million manufacturing plant to North Portland, after running into roadblocks with its earlier plans to relocate to Wilsonville.
Oregon’s next budget will be higher
State economists released their quarterly revenue forecast, and said that Oregon will have more money to spend in its next two-year budget than previously anticipated.
Mentor Graphics takes Icahn’s win in stride
After all three of investor Carl Icahn’s nominees to Mentor Graphic’s board won election at the company’s annual meeting, CEO Wally Rhines seemed to take the news well.
Oregon gets nation’s largest solar highway project
ODOT got approval from Clackamas County to install the largest solar highway project in the nation.
TriMet sees record ridership
TriMet saw record ridership on its rail lines in April, due to high gas prices and a recovering job market.
On the Scene: Companies That Care symposium
A company’s engagement can not only advance its business, but can also provide a good work environment and improve the community-at-large. The Center for Companies That Care 2011 Symposium focused on just that, by honoring Pacific Northwest and national companies as well as providing tips and case studies on just how engagement works and why it is so important to any business.
Portland startup Second Porch sold
Portland tech startup Second Porch sold to Austin-based HomeAway for an undisclosed sum.
Thai employees mistreated, labor department alleges
Foreign workers at Typhoon, a Thai food restaurant chain, were mistreated and threatened with deportation, according to a complaint filed by the Oregon Labor Department.