Incarcerated seniors face challenges
Oregon struggles paying for massive elderly prisoner population; lawmakers mull bill aimed at ending real estate fraud.
Portland companies get in on Super Bowl hype
Wieden+Kennedy has three clients who purchased ad time; an app developed in the Rose City will gauge viewers’ reactions to the expensive commercials.
Amanda Fritz plans 2016 reelection bid
The city commissioner said the death of her husband altered circumstances, encouraging her to eschew retirement.
Multnomah Co. to weigh risks of e-cigarettes
Health officials are responding to a Portland State study that found formaldehyde was a byproduct of vaping.
Commercial jet demand bolsters Boeing
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Seattle aerospace company beat Wall Street expectations, which were low due to a weak defense market.
Apple augments record quarter by shorting memory
MARKET WATCH: The gadget giant announced Tuesday that it sold 74.5 million iPhones in the final quarter of 2014.
Portland City Council to determine $20M anti-gentrification proposal
Housing roundup: North/Northeast neighborhoods push back against gentrification, driving away Trader Joe’s; South Waterfront aims to include affordable housing; Portland home prices rise in 2014.
SEC waits to tackle the CEO-worker pay gap
Companies balk at complying with provision of Dodd-Frank requiring disclosure of median employee income.
Secretary of state accused of letting Comcast ghostwrite letter regarding Time Warner deal
Tech journal finds word-for-word similarities between company’s stance and Kate Brown’s letter as the FCC mulls Comcast’s proposed $45 billion takeover of Time Warner Cable.
Hillsboro’s Lattice Semiconductor pays $600M for Silicon Image
The deal marks the most expensive acquisition an Oregon company has made since 2007.