Astoria Planning Commission approves Reach Break Brewing
The microbrewery will set up shop on Duane Street, with hopes of establishing a food cart lot.
PDC pass 15-story high-rise near Portland State despite zoning conflict
The Portland Design Commission approved the tower, which will hold 424 apartments, an underground parking, a grocery store and other retailers.
Phil Knight donates $400M to Stanford University
The sizable donation from Nike’s co-founder will help create the world’s largest fully endowed scholarship program.
Health Republic sues feds for $5B
The state insurer filed a class action lawsuit to reclaim Obamacare funds.
TriMet seeks legislative funds for Vancouver light rail
The bill would also fund the Columbia River Crossing light-rail project.
MasterCard Identity Check uses selfies for security
THE WASHINGTON POST: “Selfie pay” will use biometric face recognition and fingerprint scans for internet shopping protection.
Portland tops nation’s home price index
Portland hit the highest annual home value gains for third straight month in December.
Jackson County residential real estate can’t meet housing demands
Fewer houses are on the market despite rising demand in Southern Oregon.
Malheur occupation price tag reaches $3.3M
The Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupation cost taxpayers up to $3.3 million in public service.
Amazon pulls hoverboards from stock
MASHABLE: The online merchant stopped selling hoverboards, which are known to be highly combustible.