A different kind of agency head and a renewed focus on strategy signals a new era for the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department.

Two Eastern Oregon roadways received funding from the Federal Highway Administration in the form of 2005 National Scenic Byway grants.

The Morrow County Court has paved the way for the construction of a $330 million NASCAR-caliber speedway west of Boardman, provided residents approve an 8% excise tax on ticket sales in the May 23 election.

With an eye toward accommodating the aging baby boomer population, the Oregon Institute of Technology will break ground this summer on its new Oregon Center for Health Professions.

A Native American businessman blazes a path for tribal business that reaches beyond the reservation.

Southern Oregon University climatology professor Gregory Jones received an award for outstanding service at the recent Oregon Wine Industry Symposium.

Would an open primary for Oregon’s state elections increase the influence of the state’s largest business lobby, Associated Oregon Industries?

Celebrating the forest is the new Tillamook Forest Center opening this month in Forest Grove. Built around a 40-foot-tall replica of a fire lookout tower and a 250-foot-long pedestrian suspension bridge.

“I am very serious — about life and business. We Chinese work hard for success because it buys us things; it takes care of our parents and children. I came from nothing.”

Tiny Havenhill Lavender Farm scored a big coup by selling 600 of its lavender sachets to national chain Bath & Body Works.