Startup unemployment program gets grant
Oregon’s Self Employment Assistance Program, an unemployment program that helps businesses launch, has landed a $332,600 federal grant.
Teacher training needs upgrade
Oregon is doing a better job at preparing teachers, but changes need to happen faster, a state audit found.
Rogue Valley store sells bikes, beer
Flywheel Bicycle Solutions in Talent will soon become the only bicycle shop in the Rogue Valley that also sells beer and wine.
Walterville’s only grocery store closing
C & K Market is closing its store in Walterville, leaving the McKenzie River community without a grocery store.
OSU tests sweet potatoes
Oregon State University field trials show that sweet potatoes can give high yields in this region, but the market for them is sketchy.
Keizer firefighter opening BBQ
Keizer Fire District firefighter Jon Crow is opening a new business, First Due Smokey BBQ.
Labor Day travel expected to hit 5-year high
Bloomberg: Consumer confidence is expected to boost the number of Americans traveling for the Labor Day weekend to a five-year high.
People call 911 when cable outage makes them miss ‘Breaking Bad’
Fox News: When a power outage knocked out cable service in parts of Connecticut, many viewers called 911 because they couldn’t watch Breaking Bad.
Looters burn mummies in Egyptian museum
MSN: Looters store a 3,500-year-old statue and more than 1,000 other artifacts from the Malawi Museum.
Portland economy adds jobs for 8th month
The Portland area gained a seasonally adjusted 1,200 jobs in July.