Three bills may replace BETC
Three bills are under proposal in Salem to replace Oregon’s controversial Business Energy Tax Credit.
Icahn turns to Mentor Graphics shareholders
Carl Icahn resumed his campaign against Mentor Graphics by filing an open letter to the Wilsonville company’s shareholders.
LO streetcar plan moves forward
Both the Lake Oswego and Portland City Councils voted to move forward on the plan for a potential streetcar joining the two cities.
McCormick & Schmick’s rejects takeover bid
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. rejected a $123.4 million takeover bid from Tilman Fertitta.
Grid-scale energy storage planned in Oregon
Gridflex Energy LLC has applied to build three energy storage facilities in the Columbia River Gorge and southeastern Oregon.
Oregon Coast to become wave energy test site
The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center has chosen an offshore site near Newport to test new wave energy technologies.
Lithia buys Portland dealerships
Medford-based Lithia Motors acquired a group of dealerships in the Portland area.
7 rules of extreme time management
In today’s business world, the old time management techniques are no longer enough. With the increasing pace of change, the pressures of downsizing and the growing expectation of instant communication and fast responsiveness, the tools and practices you used to manage your time are outdated.
Under the numbers
Editor Robin Doussard writes about how although the recession technically may be over, for our readers it still feels like we are in a recession.
Recession alters business as usual
Our survey on how the recession affected Oregon businesses came back with many responses, but the main theme was that recession has altered business as usual.