OB Video: Oregon MESA
Oregon Business hosts an informal roundtable discussion about the Oregon MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) program.
Liquid gold
Don Gentry navigates Klamath Basin water rights.
Blips and trends in the housing market
BY ERIC FRUTS | OB BLOGGER
Last year, the housing market in Oregon—and the U.S. as a whole—was blasting off. The Case-Shiller index of home prices ended the year 13% higher than at the beginning of the year. But, was last year a blip, or a trend?
IKEA to raise minimum wages in all U.S. stores
TIME: The world’s largest furniture retailer will increase the average store minimum wage by 17%.
Study: Excessive TV may be linked to early death
Forbes: A study from the Journal of the American Heart Association suggests that the more TV a person watches, the more likely he or she will die an early death.
Giant industrial park planned on former Nike property
California-based Majestic Realty Co. may build an industrial business park on the undeveloped 75-acre plot of land purchased from the Nike Foundation.
PSU experiments with energy efficiency data
Portland State University is moving forward with a project to improve energy efficiency to lure new business.
Oregon company creates drone detector
Oregon City-based Domestic Drone Countermeasures may have come up with the first way to detect drones.
PGE seeks approval for solar plant near Salem
Portland General Electric requested a zoning change for a proposed solar power generating site capable of producing more than 4 megawatts of electricity.
Feds send $4.5M to Oregon
The Labor Department sent the $4.5 million grant to help displaced workers.