Judge orders BLM to sell more timber in Southern Oregon
A federal judge ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to sell more timber in Southern Oregon.
Oregon slashes health insurance premium requests
Oregon regulators slashed health insurance rate requests by as much as 35%.
New Seasons becomes B corp
Portland-based New Seasons Market is the first grocer to achieve B Corp certification.
Nearly one in two pints of beer sold in Oregon brewed locally
The Oregon Brewers Guild announced that in 2012, 47% of all draft beer sold in Oregon was brewed in the state.
Precision Castparts buying Permaswage for $600M
Precision Castparts is acquiring aerospace manufacturing company Permaswage for $600 million.
Portland startup releases social analytics software
Portland startup Tellagence launched a new social analytics software product, Tellagence Discover, that searches Twitter to figure out what people are saying about a company.
Trucking company moving to Coburg
Old Dominion Freight Line is one of several businesses moving into Coburg’s reviving industrial area.
Housing market boosts Street of Dreams
The improving real estate market is good for the Street of Dreams, and most of the expensive homes are already sold.
Burma awards mobile phone contracts
BBC: The move opens up one of the world’s last untapped mobile phone markets.
McDonald’s refuses to operate in Jewish settlement
AP: The Israeli branch of McDonald’s says it won’t open a restaurant in a Jewish settlement to protest Israel settlement policy.