Brammo launches dealership program
Brammo signed a partnership with a motorcycle dealership, the first of what they say could be more than 100 partnerships by the end of the year.
McDonalds to hire 600 in Portland area
McDonalds plans to hire 50,000 workers across the country, with 600 of those positions to be filled in the Portland metro area.
Green energy tax breaks draw criticism
Proposed green-energy tax credits are drawing criticism from tax watchdog groups and even Democratic Representative Jefferson Smith.
Intel reports best sales ever
Intel reported its best sales ever in the first quarter of the year, in financial results released Tuesday.
OHSU to expand Life Sciences Building
Oregon Health and Science University will expand its new South Waterfront building by 20,000 square feet.
The recession is finally over in Oregon
Intel is building a $2.5 billion factory in Hillsboro. Facebook is pouring millions into Prineville and Google is investing $100 million in Eastern Oregon wind power. Crop and beef prices are up – as are crab and salmon prices. Bank of the Cascades, MBank and others have avoided the wrath of the FDIC. Trucking is up 26 percent year over year, online job ads are up 23 percent, and business and personal bankruptcies are down 3.4 and 8 percent respectively. To me, this adds up to a preponderance of evidence.
On the Scene: Intel exec calls for ed investment
Intel VP Renee James used the podium at today’s Portland Business Alliance annual meeting to advocate for investment in education in order to compete globally for the need for skilled workers. Oregon is 49th among states for college enrollment.
Google puts $100 million in Oregon wind farm
Google says it will be expanding its renewable energy portfolio by investing $100 million in the mega wind farm project Shepherds Flat.
Metro region is recovering
The Portland metro region’s 9.1 percent seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March– about half of a full point below February’s — is one of the latest signals that an economic recovery is under way, an Oregon economist says.
LO streetcar vote tonight
The Lake Oswego City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on whether it should get on board or try to derail plans to extend a Portland streetcar line to the city.