Portland startup eliminates the boss
The 61-person Portland tech-education startup Treehouse eliminated its managers.
NBA sole female referee speaks out
CNN: Violet Palmer didn’t set out to be a trailblazer, but as the only female referee in the NBA today, that’s exactly what she’s become.
The saga of Candy Crush
BBC: Candy Crush Saga – the “match-three” mobile game – was the highest grossing app on both iPhone and iPad in 2013.
WhatsApp now one-third the size of Facebook
CNET: Mobile messaging app WhatsApp now has more than 400 million users each month.
Zuckerberg cashing out on $2.3B in stock
USA Today: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is selling $2.3 billion of holdings to help pay taxes.
Target confirms credit-card data breach
USA Today: Target stores have been hit by a major credit-card attack, affecting up to 40 million accounts.
Materne bypasses Coburg
French applesauce maker won’t be locating a new factory and 240 jobs in Coburg.
CRAiLAR reaches agreements with Adidas, IKEA
Portland flax fiber supplier CRAiLAR Technologies reached a $3.2 million financing agreement with IKEA and a $2 million private placement from Hydra Ventures B.V., Adidas’ corporate venture arm.
Sen. Wyden introduces logging bill
Sen. Ron Wyden is introducing his bill to promote logging on national forests in Eastern Oregon.
Efforts to weaken unions focus on Oregon
Conservatives and business groups are targeting Oregon, Missouri and Ohio for new efforts to weaken labor unions.