Oregon seeks to expand aquafarming
Report commissioned by the Department of Agriculture concludes the state should double the size of fish farming industry.
UO has nation’s largest athletic department
The football team’s new training facility was counted in the department’s income statement, pushing it to the top of the list.
Green workplace 2.0
BY LINDA BAKER | EDITOR
Reinventing capitalism. Office dumpster divers. Handprints versus carbon footprints.
Pranksters discover iPhone text glitch that shuts down your phone
MASHABLE: Using unicode, the message shuts down iPhones.
Google: We created $939M in Oregon economic activity last year
PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL: Google is taking credit for $939 million in Oregon economic activity in 2014.
Nike linked to FIFA bribery scandal
According to an indictment, a sportswear company acted improperly in pursuing a sponsorship deal from Brazil.
State braces for cost of fighting wildfires
The Oregon Department of Forestry urges caution given the $200 million it cost to fight fires over the past two summers.
Senate votes to tamp down on medical marijuana
The measure strengthens regulation of an industry that many believe is operating without due scrutiny.
DAS seeks $16.9M to bolster cyber security
The administrative agency is requesting money over the next two years to hire 24 IT employees.
Portland approves $3.6B budget
A sign of a booming economy: City officials passed budget “with a minimum of bickering.”