Shell will halt offshore drilling near Alaska
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Oil company announces lackluster results from exploratory well in the Arctic.
Apple launches new iPhone sans long lines
OREGONLIVE.COM: The booming brand was able to sell a new iPhone without lines in Portland.
Portland mayor backs 10-cent gas tax
Charlie Hales says ‘a lousy 10 cents’ would help pay for street issues.
Portland housing costs soar, wages flatten
Report from Portland Housing Bureau describe “dire” situation.
Hillsboro company sells for $142M
NexPlanar, which has ties to Intel and Samsung, sold to Illinois company.
Former Oregonian publisher dies at 93
Fred Stickel guided the state’s largest newspaper for 34 years.
Oregon beermakers earn 19 medals at world’s largest competition
Brewers from Oregon bring home seven gold medals from the Great American Beer Festival.
Sprint, T-Mobile hope low iPhone prices lure customers
BLOOMBERG: Struggling phone service providers try almost giving away iPhones to add subscribers.
Oil companies lose challenge of Clean Fuels Program
PORTLAND TRIBUNE: Judge dismisses suit claiming Oregon’s Clean Fuels Standard was unconstitutional.
New Seasons joins chorus for higher minimum wage
Grocer announces it is increasing its starting wage to $12 an hour.