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
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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.
Officials to decide if Duckworth Dock will go to Daimler
The Oregon State Marine Board will decide today if downtown Portland’s only public dock will go to the trucking company.
Adidas to add 120 workers at Portland HQ
The sportswear company said it would add 120 employees by the end of 2016.
PPS provides building for homeless shelter
Portland Public Schools Superintendent Carole Smith and Mayor Charlie Hales agreed to use the building in Southeast Portland as a shelter in exchange for free bus passes and school security.