The City of Newport has purchased the Newport Municipal Airport for $250,000 from the aiport’s current operator, Central Oregon Coast Air Services.

First, grow the grapes. Then make the wine. And next, book Bob Dylan? With an increasing number of players in the winery business, several vineyards are relying on hosted concerts to market and create an outlet for their food and drink.

The world is increasingly moving to wireless sensors for everything from water and gas meters to shipping container tracking devices to temperature sensors in industrial freezers (read: Wal-Mart). Over their decades-long life, these devices require several rounds of batteries, which are inexpensive, and labor to physically replace them, which isn’t.

Seasonal shifts aside, the prices Oregon farmers receive for their products have been climbing.

During the past year, Oregon employers added 58,100 nonfarm jobs, a 3.5% gain. Of all sectors, construction added the most jobs (11,400) and grew the fastest (12.7%), more than three times the national rate of construction growth.

Implementing a computer network is often one of a business’ most important capital additions, and often the most expensive. The improved technology of wireless networks makes them a more viable option now.

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