Oregon exporting crabs to China
Oregon’s Dungeness crabs are being shipped to China, boosting prices in the state’s most lucrative fishery.
Bill aims to connect local farms with school lunches
An Oregon bill seeks to subsidize schools to buy local food, benefiting the local economy and improving children’s health.
Activists endorse Icahn’s nominees
Casablanca Capital withdrew its Mentor Graphics board nominees, instead endorsing the nominees set out by Carl Icahn.
Seaport to fly to Salem
Portland-based Seaport Airlines plans to begin running daily flights between Portland and Salem this spring for business and political travelers.
Senate approves tax break bill
The Oregon Senate voted 28-0 to approve Senate Bill 301, which will give tax breaks to families and businesses.
Fred Meyer to add EV charging stations
This summer, six Portland-area Fred Meyer stores will add electric vehicle charging stations in a partnership with Ecotality.
Workplace deaths at all-time low
An unexpected benefit to Oregon’s high unemployment is that workplace deaths have reached an all-time low.
Columbia Power deploys prototype
Columbia Power Technologies LLC launched a wave energy prototype in Puget Sound.
Union Pacific improves Southern Oregon lines
Union Pacific Railroad is spending $33.5 million to improve its Eugene rail yard and rail line between Oakridge and Harrisburg.
Walden, Oregon farmers fight pesticide buffer
Environmentalists take the EPA to court over the enforcement of pesticide buffers as congressmen from the West protest the buffers altogether.