Eugene startup creates online farmers markets
Eugene startup Local Food Marketplace has created an online organic food aggregator to connect farmers with consumers.
Intel aims to expand past PCs
At the annual Intel Developer Forum, Chief Executive Paul Otellini expressed the company’s desire to expand to tablets, smart phones and TVs.
Jacksonville woman buys candy shop on craigslist
Melanie Scofield opened The Candy Shoppe in Jacksonville amid a great tourist season celebrating the town’s 150th anniversary.
Medford airport raises taxi fees 1,000 percent
Jackson County raised taxi fees at the Medford Airport by 1,000%, which is expected to put many people out of business.
Wave energy park gets $2.4 million
Ocean Power Technologies Inc. received $4.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, and plans to use half towards the planned wave energy park off the coast.
Grass-seed growers hope for bioenergy plant
Oregon grass-seed growers hope to break ground next year on a $25 million bioenergy plant in the Willamette Valley.
PDX firm relies on cloud computing
Portland project management firm Inici Group relies on cloud computing to complete a project spread over 36 cities.
Eugene tech co. poised for growth
Eugene technology company VersaLogic Corp. is poised for rapid growth–as soon as the economy recovers.
Gray Purcell meltdown hurts developers
When Mike Purcell folded Gray Purcell Inc. and filed for personal bankruptcy in 2008, it hurt many developers and clients.
Group creates a bed bug fighting bed
A Portland nonprofit has invented a bed that it hopes will help fight the bed bug infestation that has hit apartments, hotels and other buildings throughout the city.