Oregon Business Team 
BY JACOB PALMER | DIGITAL NEWS EDITORThere are 278 companies licensed to operate as brewery, according to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Here are three new beer-making hubs slated to open soon.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Microsoft has plans to offer an alternative to its browsing staple.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Two of the country’s wealthiest men create Anti-Tobacco Trade Litigation Fund.
PORTLAND GOVERNMENT ROUNDUP: City prepared to be tougher on hosts without permits; approves all-electric taxi company; reacts to study comparing urban commute times
Competing reports predict what would happen if Pembina’s proposed propane terminal were to explode.
The spores will be used to brew an Imperial Stout, which will be available in April.
The cyberattack on Premera Blue Cross, which shares IT systems with LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon, threatens 11 million customers.
Downtown hoteliers want measure to go to vote but Metro aims to take issue to the legislature.
BLOOMBERG: Apple is in talks with ABC, CBS and Fox to stream those networks through its Web-based service.
ASSOCIATED PRESS: Boxes of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese are being recalled because they could contain pieces of metal.