Household incomes holding steady
USAToday: Americans’ household incomes have stopped losing ground to inflation, the Census Bureau said Tuesday.
Costa Concordia ship turned upright
BBC: Engineers in Italy have succeeded in setting the cruise ship Costa Concordia upright, 20 months after it ran aground off the island of Giglio.
California raises minimum wage to $10
Washington Times: California lawmakers passed a bill raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour, phased in over the next three years.
BLM considers logging near Vida
The federal Bureau of Land Management is considering logging on parts of forestland near Vida.
Daimler confirms Swan Island HQ plans
Daimler Trucks North America plans a new waterfront headquarters on wan Island, a $150 million project that will add 400 jobs.
Liquor privatization bad for Oregon, OLCC chair says
Privatizing liquor in Oregon would hurt state revenue and the growing craft distillery industry, the OLCC chairman says.
Eugene company teams up with OSU
Eugene food processing equipment manufacturer A&K Development is teaming up with OSU to improve its machinery and explore new uses for it.
Phil Knight is 24th richest American
Forbes released its annual list of the top 400 richest Americans, led by Bill Gates for the 20th straight year.
Genetically modified alfalfa found in Washington
Plant samples taken from an Eastern Washington farm contain a low level of genetic modification, even though the farmer didn’t intend to grow GM crops.
Newberg drive-in wins contest
Newberg’s 99W Drive-In won a digital projector from Honda’s Project Drive-In.