Legislative update: Senate favors whistleblower bill, union axes minimum wage hike
The whistleblower bill, which will return to the House for revisions, would shield informers from reprisal. The Senate voted 28-1 on Monday in favor of the bill.
Tim Boyle donates $10M to University of Oregon
The Columbia Sportswear CEO directs the donation to genomics research using zebrafish.
Housewares conglomerate buys Hydro Flask for $210M
The Bend-based company announced Monday that it sold to Helen of Troy Limited, based in El Paso, Texas.
Inpria gets $10M boost from Intel, Samsung
The Corvallis chip startup raised $10 million to advance extreme ultraviolet engineering.
Willamette Week, Street Roots, take over after Oregonian cancels mayoral debate
Willamette Week and Street Roots took over as hosts for the Portland mayoral debate after the Oregonian cancelled it Monday night.
Marylhurst Appoints School of Business Director
Dr. Stuart Noble-Goodman joins the university on Feb. 22, 2016
Feedback: Reader Input Money Talks
Ever since the 2008 financial collapse, banks and other financial institutions have come in for a beating. We checked in with readers to see if banks have improved in the trustworthiness category. Research partner CFM Strategic Communications conducted the poll of 276 readers in January.
Starbucks to open store in Milan
NPR: The Seattle-based coffee company plans to open shop in Milan, Italy early next year.
Airbnb reposts scrubbed commercial listings
BLOOMBERG: Airbnb said it took down 1,500 commercial listings before releasing its books but failed to disclose that many of the same landlords re-added units after the removal.
USDA backs Boardman biorefinery with $11M
The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave Novus Energy $11 million to establish a renewable natural gas facility at the Port of Morrow.