Nike campus expansion expected to surpass $150M
The sports apparel giant needs to spend more than $150 million threshold to trigger a state tax deal.
Oregon Business Team
Redmond Airport to expand flight offerings
A Central Oregon nonprofit, as well as local officials and businesses, are pursuing airlines.
100 Best Green Workplaces announced
BY LINDA BAKER | EDITOR
More than 250 people turned out today for Oregon Business magazine’s seventh annual celebration of the 100 Best Green Companies to Work For in Oregon.
Intrepid reporter checks out ZoomCare rebrand
PHOTOS BY JASON E. KAPLAN
Like all good journalists, OB editorial staff typically eschew freebies. But health care costs being what they are, digital news editor Jacob Palmer couldn’t resist ZoomCare’s offer of a three-in-one (cleaning, exam, whitening) dental office visit, guaranteed to take no more than 57 minutes.
Change at the pump?
BY JASON E. KAPLAN | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
New Jersey and Oregon are the only two states in the U.S. that ban self serve gas stations. But these two holdouts may be ready to give up the game. New Jersey is considering legislation that would lift the state’s ban on pumping your own gas. Oregon is considering smaller scale changes.
Two protesters chain themselves to Shell ship outside of Bellingham
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The Royal Dutch Shell support ship has been targeted by environmentalists.
PDX Carpet Adidas sell out in limited edition release
OREGONLIVE.COM: It’s been a big year for the PDX Carpet pattern and Adidas is cashing in on the carpet’s cache.
Nick Fish to examine Pembina’s legal right to a hearing
‘I think at a certain point the integrity of the building is at stake,’ the commissioner said after Charlie Hales abruptly pulled his support two weeks ago.
Longshore union approves labor contract
A move that ends the labor strife at West Coast ports comes too late for Portland.
Oregon Senate bill aims to address antibiotic resistance
If Senate Bill 920 passes, it would be the first in the nation regulating farmers’ use of antibiotics.