AboutUs launches SEO product for small biz
Portland-based AboutUs is launching a new product today designed to help small businesses make the most of their websites.
Shareholder sues Vestas
Vestas Wind Systems and some of the company’s key executives have been hit with a class-action lawsuit.
Shellfish farmer donates larvae to Japan
Tillamook oyster farmer Mark Wiegardt wants to help Japan’s shellfish industry recover from the recent tsunami, so he is donating larvae to Japanese farmers.
Blue Heron must pay employees
A bankruptcy court judge ruled that Blue Heron paper mill must give laid-off employees two months pay and whatever benefits they are due.
Federal health reform – one year later
Although a year has passed since President Obama signed The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, many Oregonians still don’t understand how health care reform affects them.
Portland printers revive metal type casting
A group of Portland-based printers have formed the C.C. Stern Type Foundry as a working museum to preserve the art of metal type casting.
ClearEdge gears up for potential IPO
Just $10 million. That’s all the CEO of ClearEdge Power told Senator Jeff Merkley that he needs to transform the Hillsboro fuel cell manufacturer into a billion dollar company. The CEO, Russ Ford, guided Merkley through the ClearEdge plant on Tuesday, showing him a wall ready to be torn down and an assembly line ready to be extended. The renovations could boost capacity from 1,500 units a year to more than 10,000.
Asian investors eye Oregon properties, green cards
Chinese investors put their money — and hopes for green cards — in Oregon.
Powerlist: Banks
This month’s Powerlist ranks banks by Oregon and Clark County deposits as of June 30, 2010.
A stronger surgical seal
A product made from naturally occurring human fibrinogen is under development as a high-strength surgical sealant.