McDonalds tests seasoned french fries
Salon.com: McDonald’s says it plans to start testing seasoned french fries at select U.S. locations starting Friday.
Apple close to buying Beats for $3.2 billion
Reuters: Both companies are hashing out details and the envisioned deal could still fall through.
Technology association seeks funding for “cyber excellence”
An Oregon “Center of Cyber-Excellence” would establish curriculum guidelines at the state’s universities and community colleges to help supply skilled workers for the field.
Intel will pay emissions fine
Intel will pay a $143,000 civil penalty and agree to other terms in an agreement with the DEQ.
Businesses form anti-discrimination group
The group, Oregon United Against Discrimination, says it has support from 160 large businesses to fight anti-gay discrimination.
State continues nursery probe
The Bureau of Labor Industries is investigating Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery after workers claim they weren’t fully paid.
Zoo firings impact HQ hotel leadership
Tom Dresler, head of Metro’s visitor venues division, will take an interim leadership role at zoo.
Scalable local news: The sniff test
BY MARK BLAINE | OB BLOGGER
Local news is valuable, but for nearly two decades, digital publishers have struggled to scale a sustainable local news product. Portland is about to be the testing ground for one of the next round of innovators as GoLocalPDX gears up to launch another local news website.
Offshore Coos Bay wind farm proposal to receive $47M from feds
Principle Power, Inc. will receive funding over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Energy.
Jet Midwest wants to buy ‘substantially all’ Evergreen International assets
The Kansas City-based company seeks to purchase all the assets, including aircraft and leases, for $4.28 million.