Players angle for Portland casino
The stakes are high for Oregon tribes, private business investors and the state in the race to get a casino close to the lucrative Portland market.
Powerlist: Health plan providers face reform challenges
Oregon’s health plan providers are facing new challenges as national health care reform rolls out.
PSU prof develops law enforcement headsets
Police gather vehicle and driver information in two problematic ways. They can either enter license plate numbers into a computer, which requires them to be inside their cruisers and distracts them while driving, or they can call a human dispatcher and wait for clear radio bands. Warren Harrison, head of Portland State University’s computer science department, decided to do something about it.
Portland embraces Target but shuns Walmart
Downtown Portland business owners and shoppers would welcome a Target store, even as they shun Walmart.
Biogas facility planned in Portland
Columbia Biogas LLC plans to build an anaerobic digester facility in Portland to turn food waste into electricity.
Washington income tax may help Oregon
Many people prefer to live and work in Washington and shop in Oregon to save money, but Washington’s Initiative 1098 could change that.
Oregon’s wine grapes going to the birds
Oregon’s late wine grape harvest is being confounded even more with the arrival of migrating birds.
Beaverton gets local gift shop
Beaverton’s A&P appliance parts and repair shop gets a makeover that includes locally made gifts and food.
Central Oregon microdistillery gets new location
Central Oregon’s Bendistillery had to rewrite state land use laws to move into their new 24-acre site.
Adult day facility provides fun environment
The new Mount Hood Adult Day Center in Gresham provides a multitude of activities for clients, ranging from an on-site pedicurist to a “man-cave.”