General Mills expects to save $100M
WSJ: The food maker plans to streamline its North American supply chain.
Sony predicts $2.14B loss
Business Insider: The Japanese electronics giant blames the loss on its struggling mobile phone business.
Greenbrier reports $1.3B in railcar orders since June
The Lake Oswego-based company has received orders for almost 39,000 railcars, valued at $3.72 billion, since September of 2013.
Grand jury declines to indict Scott Kveton
The Portland tech entrepreneur was accused of sexual assault by a former girlfriend.
Beaverton startup releases assistive reading software
Open LORE offers an inexpensive product to help those with reading disabilities.
Owner of gorge tree farms to expand Portland HQ
GreenWood Resources secured the U.S.-based Forest Stewardship Council’s project certification for its Portland office.
Cascade Policy Institute supports Measure 91
Oregon’s free-market think tank voted to support the marijuana legalization initiative.
United Airlines offers $100K buyouts to flight attendants
Bloomberg: Hoping to rein in costs, the major U.S. carrier is offering its flight attendants buyouts of as much as $100,000.
Microsoft acquires popular game ‘Minecraft’
WSJ: The software giant purchased Mojang AB, maker of the videogame, for $2.5 billion.
Companies donate $690K to oppose GMO labeling
Seven major food companies donated a total of $690,000 to a campaign against Measure 92, which would require genetically engineered food to be labeled in Oregon.