Ten years later, no more raw sewage
A sewer system that has been in the works since 1999 finally opened in the Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District, near Astoria.
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Keeping PDX a hot spot for app development
The City of Portland is using an innovative approach to improve city life. After opening up government data sets to outside developers in September the city went one step further by creating an open source design contest for applications or “apps” using PDX data sets to address civic issues.
Pilot project pays Oregonians for solar power
A first-in-the-nation pilot program that will pay homeowners for generating solar power began accepting applications in Oregon today.
Credit history checks by employers now prohibited
A new Oregon law prohibits most employers from using credit history as a factor in hiring, firing, demoting or suspending employees.
Young OSU grad to open Baker’s first winery
25-year-old Travis Cook plans to become Baker County’s first vintner despite early frosts, lack of irrigation water and high start up costs.
Portland company to build paper homes in Haiti
Portland-based company Pacific Green Innovations plans to build 10,000 recycled paper homes in Haiti.
The Frog hops as the art world adapts
The gallery that has replaced the high-end Lawrence Gallery in Portland’s Pearl District, the Dapper Frog, might be a sign that the art world is adapting to changing economic realities.
Overtime is hot issue for Portland city workers
Overtime pay and the 40-hour work week was a heated topic at the Portland City Council meeting Wednesday.
The 2010 Top 150 Private Companies in Oregon
Given the beating that sales suffered at most U.S. companies during 2009, it’s no surprise our annual ranking of the state’s top private companies showed strains. Revenue fell an average of 5% but many companies reported dips exceeding 30%. This was a year when companies with 20% revenue declines could still find themselves rise in the rankings.