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.
Portland costs rise
The cost of living in the Portland region is higher than 84% of all other metropolitan areas.
Showers Pass expands
Portland-based Showers Pass Inc. sells high-end bicycling gear through about 400 retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
Umpqua cruises into Hawthorne
Umpqua Bank opened its newest location today on SE Hawthorne Boulevard, a branch styled as a folksy hangout to further the bank’s goal of embedding in Portland neighborhoods. This is the first of five “stores” that Umpqua plans to build through 2011, an expansion by 25% within the metro area for Oregon’s dominant regional bank.