Wildfires tarnish air quality in Oregon
STATESMAN JOURNAL: Smoke from fires has triggered an air quality advisory.
Reality show, ‘Hotel Hell’, seeks Oregon participants
REGISTER-GUARD: Gordon Ramsey’s newest venture wants to save subpar hotels in Oregon.
The first-ever marijuana commercial that wasn’t
KATU pulled the advertisement for legal pot, which would have been first in the nation.
Oregon unemployment increases in July
Despite an increased number of job openings, the state’s jobless rate rose to 5.9%.
Willamette Valley Vineyards seeks $6M investment
The company is launching a preferred stock offering to aid expansion.
Portland salad subscription company grows
Möbius Microfarms builds modular aquaponics systems and will launch a salad subscription service.
Price of gas in Oregon stays under $3 a gallon
Fuel prices in the Midwest have increased substantially, but in Oregon, the cost has decreased.
Big Trouble in China?
BY JASON NORRIS | CFA
Earlier this month, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced they were going to devalue their currency, the Renminbi. While the amount of the targeted change was to be roughly 2 percent, investors read a lot more into the move. The Renminbi had been gradually appreciating against the U.S. dollar (see chart) as to attempt to alleviate concerns of being labeled a currency manipulator.
NLRB Punts: Dismisses Northwestern University Football Representation Case
BY MICHAEL G. MCCLORY
The Board dismissed a petition related to efforts to unionize the Northwestern University football team.
Forty-Eight Lane Powell Attorneys – Including 21 Portland Attorneys – Named Best Lawyers in America 2016; Three Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ For Specific Practice Areas
Forty-eight Lane Powell lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® (Best Lawyers) 2016; of those selected, 21 are from the Firm’s office in Portland, Oregon.