Adidas moves head of design to Portland
Adidas relocated its creative director, Paul Gaudio, from Germany to Oregon.
Nike severs ties with Ray Rice
Following the NFL player’s indefinite suspension for domestic violence, Nike and other businesses have ended their relationships with Rice.
Apple unveils bigger iPhones, wearables
Bloomberg: Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook revealed the Apple Watch and two new iPhone models with bigger screens.
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts profit rises
WSJ: The doughnut chain said its quarterly earnings rose 22%.
Twitter tests ‘Buy’ button feature
NYT: The social media network is publicly testing a “buy” button embedded in posts to allow users to instantly purchase products.
Organic brand Annie’s sold to General Mills
Forbes: The specialty food maker was purchased by giant General Mills for $820 million.
Intel offers more efficient processors for data centers
The chipmaker introduced new versions of its Xeon processor which aim to make data centers more flexible.
Oregon coal facility supporters seek to overturn state rejection
The Port of Morrow joined Ambre Energy to overturn the Department of State Lands’ decision.
Longtime farm store closes in Eastern Oregon
Pendleton Grain Growers Inc. shuttered its stores in Pendleton, Hermiston, Milton-Freewater and Athena.
Another university parts ways with Adidas
Bowling Green State University will leave Adidas and partner with Nike in 2015.