Remember when Gov. John Kitzhaber told the state’s business leaders that rural and metro Oregon must grow at the same pace? “Creating 15 jobs in Coos Bay,” he said, “is the same as creating 500 jobs in Portland.” Well, Coos Bay just landed 250 jobs.
It only took Orchestra Team six months to earn $1 million after graduating from regional entrepreneurial incubator Portland Ten’s 10-week training program. The software company started with the petroleum industry, and now is moving into the craft beer market.
The three co-chairs of the budget-writing Ways and Means Committee arrived at a bipartisan agreement for Oregon’s next two-year budget.
Rainier-based Oregon Shepherd is selling blown-in natural wool insulation to the green building industry.
Portland has numerous business incubators that specialize in helping out the city’s arts, crafts and design entrepreneurs.
Element Power, a developer of large-scale wind and solar projects with its North American headquarters in Portland, is growing steadily.
The Coast Guard has decided to build a temporary $1.4 million coffer dam around the Columbia River’s rusting Davy Crockett barge in order to dismantle it.
Oregon’s Department of Justice is looking into some estate sellers amid numerous complaints that they are taking advantage of elderly customers.
Harry & David Holdings Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. District Court of Delaware.
Gov. John Kitzhaber has already made good on campaign promises to support Oregon’s biomass energy development sector.