Legislator tries to bail out McMinnville airline
Oregon State Senator Larry George tried to expand tax exemptions for Evergreen International Aviation Inc.’s nonprofits, which are behind on more than $1 million in taxes.
Lane County doctors in demand
Approximately 9,000 new Oregon Health Plan members lack access to a primary care provider due to a shortage of doctors in the county.
Voters to decide on Milwaukie light-rail cuts
Citizens will vote to accept an extra $36 tax to pay off TriMet’s debt.
Hollywood Bowl closing in May
The much beloved Northeast Portland bowling alley opened in 1962.
Are we ready? Oregon business and disaster preparedness
BY MICHAEL R. WARFEL
Living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest means enjoying our wonderful surroundings, while remaining aware of the multiple types of natural disaster threats that we face: winter storms, windstorms, floods, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis.“
Speeding up science
The medical research enterprise wastes tens of billions of dollars a year on irrelevant studies. It’s time to fix it.
The more they change, the more they stay the same
The 100 Best Companies get more creative with perks and more generous with benefits; employees seek empowering relations with management and coworkers.
Pentagon plans to downsize U.S. Army
BBC: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel reported plans to eliminate an entire class of Air Force attack jets.
Netflix reaches agreement with Comcast
CNET: The video-rental company will pay Comcast for direct access to its broadband network.
Longshore workers still paid when they don’t work
A contract provision requires the employers’ group to establish a $20 million annual fund to pay idle union members.