Beaverton could hire new employees to meet demand
Beaverton’s building division is requesting authorization to hire new employees due to a major uptick in new construction.
Portland saves 11 affordable housing buildings
Portland’s Housing Bureau preserved 11 affordable housing buildings over the past five years.
Drug firm bribes routine in China
BBC:Bribes are routinely paid by major foreign pharmaceutical firms operating in China.
Building boom in downtown Detroit
CNN.com: The nation’s hottest downtown is in America’s most troubled city — bankrupt Detroit.
Restaurants banning children
CBS: A growing number of restaurants are banning children during peak hours.
Oregon economy falls in June
Oregon’s economy fell in June as hiring slowed in construction, transportation, finance and private education.
Portland startup Lytics raises $2.2M
Portland startup Lytics raised $2.2 million in funding from two venture capital firms.
NuScale refutes critics
Corvallis-based NuScale responded to a Washington DC think tank that is saying small modular reactors are unsafe and uneconomical.
Precision Castparts sales up
Precision Castparts sales hit almost $2.4 billion this quarter, though the manufacturer lost about $12 million due to union organizing.
SolarWorld restructures in Germany
SolarWorld avoided insolvency with a financial restructuring plan.