‘Breakthrough’ stem cell study retracted
CNN: A process hailed as a fast, inexpensive and uncontroversial way to produce stem cells has been retracted.
Adidas and Walmart shoe designer settle lawsuit
Adidas America Inc. and Elan Polo Inc. settled a trademark lawsuit over whether an Elan Polo shoe infringed Adidas’ three-stripe design.
Former Jive Software CEO launching new company
Dave Hersh is starting a new company called RipFog.
Portland city council to legalize ‘Airbnb-style’ short-term rentals
Short-term rentals in single-family homes will be considered legal as long as the host pays a $180 permit fee, has their home inspected every six years, pays lodging taxes and lives on-site for at least nine months out of the year.
Zidell family considering two more South Waterfront buildings
The family owns 33 acres at South Waterfront and is planning an apartment building and an office building.
Pacific Northwest Kale Chips acquired by Colorado company
The Portland-based kale chip maker was purchased by the organic dried fruit company, Made In Nature.
Kroger to buy online vitamin seller
WSJ: Kroger Co. plans to purchase Vitacost.com Inc. for $280 million.
Google acquires Songza, a music playlist service
NYT: Google announced it purchased Songza, a three-year-old app that rivals Pandora.
Oracle contracts worth nearly $130M
Oracle holds 1,280 individual contracts with Oregon, local municipalities and school districts; combined they are worth $129,544,761
Oregon landlords can no longer advertise ‘No Section 8’
Landlords are no longer allowed to turn away prospective tenants because they receive rent subsidies from the federal Section 8 program.