Solar with no money down
Oregon homeowners can now go solar with no money down, thanks to a lease program that will install solar panels for low monthly payments.
Another solar subsidy
San Jose-based SoloPower Inc. is seeking a $20 million state loan to build a 75-megawatt capacity manufacturing plant in Wilsonville.
End of a maraschino cherry era
Forest Grove’s Gray & Co. shut down its cherry processing facility last week, laying off 23 of its 25 employees.
Milk prices sour dairy outlook
Mallorie’s Dairy of Silverton is closing after 56 years of producing milk, due to declining milk prices.
Shippers get help from port
Columbia River shippers are taking advantage of a subsidy program from the Port of Portland while the barge system is shut down for a repair of the locks.
2010 good for Oregon beer
The craft brewing scene in Oregon expanded in 2010, with over a dozen new pubs and breweries opening in the Portland area alone.
An export to build on
Day after day, rail cars full of a mysterious white powder, marketed by a cartel and desired by people all over the world, stream into Portland. This powder, responsible for hundreds of local jobs and millions of dollars of revenue for local businesses, illustrates an important, if not often discussed, strength of our region’s economy.
Cultivating creativity
Many CEOs feel creativity should be limited to new-product development and advertising. They are missing out in a big way.
Per capita income falls
According to a Bureau of Economic Analysis report, per capita income dropped in each of Oregon’s metropolitan areas.
Ecotrust helps create jobs
Ecotrust CDE has allocated over $60 million in tax credits to businesses that are creating green jobs in struggling timber communities.