Women taking control of more Oregon farms
Increasingly, women are assuming leadership of Oregon family farms.
D.R. Horton proposes new development in Portland
Homebuilder D.R. Horton proposed a 58-home development in Southwest Portland.
Walmart plan heads to Hillsboro planning commission
The plan for a new Walmart and mixed-use development in Hillsboro will get its first public hearing Nov. 13.
Oregon jobs report pushed back five weeks
Oregon’s latest jobs report will be released November 19, five weeks later than planned, due to the federal government shutdown.
Study finds young people suffering more strokes
Sky News: The global rate of stroke among young and middle-aged people has risen significantly according to a new study.
OregonBusiness.com ramps up
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Wikipedia’s volunteer workforce shrinking
MIT Technology Review: Wikipedia’s volunteer workforce has shrunk by more than a third since 2007.
Support ramps up for MLB in Portland
A Portland duo is trying to increase interest in bringing a Major League Baseball team to the Rose Quarter.
Timber industry backs union initiative
Much of the support coming in for a ballot initiative to let public employees refuse to pay union dues is from the timber industry.
Walmart to open with Portland’s largest green roof
The green roof on the new Walmart opening at Portland’s North Hayden Meadows is the largest in the city and the only roof like it that Walmart has on the West Coast.