It is incredibly easy to brush aside this newest wave of startups. The numbers feel inconsequential. The relative impact appears too small to calculate, especially when compared to the massive, well-established scale of some of Oregon’s traditional industries — and the Silicon Forest’s history of technology pursuits. But we have moved beyond a desire to emulate predecessors or recreate ecosystems toward actually building something new.
The 2013 Oregon Legislature came to an anticlimactic close July 8.
Oregon’s timber harvest in 2012 was up 36% from its 2009 low.
Oregon still has four unemployed people for every job opening, but the number of job vacancies is more than double those of 2009, according to a study by the state Employment Department.
A family of four in the Portland area needs to make $69,000 a year to live modestly.
SolarWorld plans to lay off 100 of its 700 workers at its Hillsboro facility.
The new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Gateway will hire up to 95 full- and part-time employees ahead of its fall opening.
Japan is looking to buy alternatives to Oregon wheat as the Japanese government extended the suspension of purchases from the state for a sixth week.
Small producers of Oregon Duck apparel and headwear submitted proposals to the University of Oregon to become official apparel licensees.
CNN.com: Severe pollution has slashed an average of five and half years from life expectancy in northern China, as toxic air has led to higher rates of stroke, heart disease and cancer.