Bend biz roundup
Element 1 licensed a fuel conversion system; E-commerce retailer Sudara will provide jobs for women in India.
PERS deficit exceeds $21B
The Public Employees Retirement System’s unfunded liabilities deficit surpassed $21 billion, and public employers will be forced to make cuts to pay for costs.
Health officials put brakes on cannabis extract production
The marijuana extract industry has shut down for more than two weeks after the Oregon Health Authority said unlicensed cannabis extract production is a class B felony.
Legislators promise housing to Columbia River tribes
State officials are the first in the nation to find funds to fulfill the federal government’s promise to compensate tribes for displacement.
Portland tops nation’s home index for four months straight
Portland home value gains continue to lead the nation.
Storyteller-in-Chief: Why I Don’t Want to be a Three-Percenter
The world of technology illustrates the power of ideas and how they create opportunity and transform the world. It’s heady stuff, with high-profile execs becoming celebrities, inventions changing commerce and the very fabric of society. The ability to turn sci-fi into reality is garnering big investments from venture capitalists and fueling IPO dreams. It’s the … Read more
Sara Batterby Ventures into Cannabis
Are people coming from out of state to make money on Oregon cannabis visionaries or carpetbaggers?
FBI-Apple feud ends
BLOOMBERG: The FBI stopped pressuring Apple to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernadino shooters on Monday.
California plans $15 minimum wage
THE WASHINGTON POST: California Governor Jerry Brown announced the sate would raise the minimum raise to $15 by 2020.
Tech roundup
Google announced land purchase in the Dalles. OregonBEST and CleanTech Alliance joined forces to create the Cascadia CleanTech Accelerator. Express Exo Laundromat plans expansion.