Portland roundup: City takes first step in regulating Uber, Lyft
City Council lays out plans for pilot program to test new taxi rules.
Intel downgrades Q1 expectations by $1B
Weak PC sales forces tech giant to cut quarterly outlook as its stock slides.
UO secures grad program championed by Nike, panned by PSU
A Master of Science in Sports Product Management degree will be offered for students in Portland, irking PSU’s president.
10 Oregon companies positioning themselves for growth
BY JACOB PALMER | OB DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
Ten startups have secured venture capital, angel or seed funding in 2015.
Have plans to travel to Europe? The euro could match the dollar in three months
NEWSWEEK: Experts expect 1:1 trade currency exchange to happen within three months.
Watershed case against Uber, Lyft heads to jury trial
FORBES: Case alleges drivers for rideshare companies are employees, not contractors.
Legislature hears strippers’ concerns about workplace standards
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP: Stripclubs are inspected about every 40 years; proposal made to require high school students to pass citizenship test; should daylight saving time be abolished?
Vaccine mandate sponsor drops bill
Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward casts aside prohibition of nonmedical exemption bill; pursues different policy.
Farmers wary of warm winter
February was 5.5 degrees warmer than average, triggering concerns about damage if plants bud early and then freeze.