PayPal cancels North Carolina expansion
ASSOCIATED PRESS: PayPal withdrew plans to bring 400 jobs to Charlotte, North Carolina, after lawmakers passed a pro-discrimination bill.
Twitter offers 20 weeks paid parental leave
FORTUNE: The social media site will give gender-neutral paid leave for up to 20 weeks starting May 1.
Beer spa opens in Sisters
Hop in the Spa is the nation’s first beer spa.
Vestas closes deal in Brazil
The Portland-based world leader in wind turbine manufacturing and installation will supply 86 turbines for a project in Brazil.
MAX repairs to cause delays; planners push for Bridgeport line
Portland commuters can expect train delays when TriMet’s $2.1 million dollar project to tear up tracks along First Avenue takes place May 8 through May 21.
Klamath dam removal plans go forward without Congress
A PacifiCorp spokesperson announced Wednesday that Oregon and California governors and the U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell have agreed to remove the Pacific Northwest dams without waiting on approval from Congress.
Intel’s IoT, PC management execs depart
Kirk Skaugen, the senior vice president and general manager of the Client Computing Group in Hillsboro, and Doug Davis, the senior vice president and general manager of Internet of Things Group in Arizona, announced their departure from the chipmaker giant.
On Solid Ground
TerraFirma Foundation Systems is on a mission to shore up the Pacific Northwest one property at a time.
Tech Talks: Q & A with Stephanie Duncker
Stephanie Duncker (who goes by Dünx online) made headlines in March when she spoke out against her former employer, Squarespace, on the website Medium. Duncker said she felt ostracized for expressing concerns about the company’s diversity demographics. Duncker worked at the Portland Squarespace customer service office from August 2013 to November 2015. She has since … Read more
