Why Intel Is buying Infineon
Intel is buying the wireless products division of Infineon in a $1.4 billion deal due to go through in early 2011.
Oregon Business Team
Deaf community promotes new tech
The deaf community in the Rogue Valley hopes to persuade local businesses to embrace new video remote interpreting technology.
Jordan Schrader Ramis PC – Off the Record, August 2010
The current newsletter is available from Jordan Schrader Ramis PC, featuring “Trending Towards Commercial Condos”
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Electric car battery maker ReVolt comes to Portland
Norwegian electric car battery maker ReVolt is moving its headquarters to Portland after receiving $6.8 million in loans and tax credits.
PECI to lease top 3 floors of First & Main
Nonprofit energy firm Portland Energy Conservation Inc. is set to finalize a lease for the top three floors of the prominent new office building First & Main in downtown Portland.
Suze Orman wants reverse mortgage firm to stop using her likeness
Popular financial advice author Suze Orman wants EquiPoint to stop using her implied endorsement in mailings to Oregon seniors.
Oregon farmers are aging faster than the national average
The average age of Oregon’s farmers and ranchers is rising faster than the national average, which concerns the Oregon Department of Agriculture.
ShoreBank Pacific stronger after merger
Ilwaco-based community bank ShoreBank Pacific is set to be a stronger institution after being acquired by OneCalifornia Bank.
Oregon running out of time to use recovery bonds
Oregon is rushing statewide to use recovery bonds intended to stimulate the building industry before the Dec. 31 deadline.
Jobs Watch: The revenue forecast calls for pain
The state’s new revenue forecast is out, and the findings are not pretty: nine consecutive quarters (and counting) of year-over-year job loss, surprisingly poor numbers in the professional services, financial and retail sectors and looming public sector cuts as backlash spreads over government spending. Housing starts are down, retail sales are sluggish and consumer confidence is understandably low. The Oregon job market is not expected to improve significantly until the fourth quarter of 2011.