BFN Operations to shut down Cornelius nursery
Texas-based Berry Family of Nurseries will close its nursery near Cornelius and lay off the 100 workers employed there.
Q&A: David Lively of Organically Grown Co.
BY HANNAH WALLACE | OB BLOGGER
Demand for organic food continues to soar: Last year, sales of organic food rose to $32.3 billion — up 10% from 2012. In Oregon, organic produce wholesaler Organically Grown Co. has been championing organic growing methods for four decades.
U.S. justices uphold religious objections to contraception
Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that business owners can object on religious grounds to President Obama’s healthcare law that requires some companies to provide health insurance that covers birth control.
NASA tests saucer-shaped craft
Bloomberg: A saucer-shaped spacecraft was designed to help in the development of a proper vehicle to travel to Mars.
ConAgra Foods to open facility in Boardman
The Nebraska-based food manufacturer completed a $200 million expansion of its Oregon facilities.
Oregon drone zone attracts more capital
Portland-based Skyward IO (formerly Rising Tide Innovations) raised $1.5 million, according to SEC filings.
Clatsop County must reconsider land use permit
County commissioners must re-evaluate a permit they denied for a pipeline that would serve a proposed Oregon LNG gas export terminal in Warrenton.
Beaverton company creates laptops for use in schools
CTL unveiled its Education Chromebook, designed for the K-12 education market.
Feds miss deadline to cut Oregon pollution program
Federal officials were mulling whether to cut $4 million per year from Oregon’s coastal nonpoint pollution program.
Oregon Business wins awards
Oregon Business magazine won two silver awards for excellence in writing in the National American Society of Business Publication Editors Western region competition.