Kitzhaber resigns
Oregon’s first governor to be elected to a fourth term has officially stepped down.
Oregon Business Team
Nike CFO to retire; Columbia touts $2.1B in sales in 2014
Don Blair will step down in October; Columbia Sportswear had a record year.
Oregon congressman: West Coast port strife is ‘clearly the greatest threat our nation faces’
Kurt Schrader and representatives from Washington and California are urging the president to help resolve the labor strife crippling West Coast ports.
Transportation Fairness Alliance members have mixed feelings about more cabs in Portland
City Hall approved 292 more taxi operating in Portland, a move the Transportation Fairness Alliance praised, with reservations.
Ski areas eager to announce they have snow
Ahead of Presidents Day weekend, Oregon’s three biggest ski areas insist they have snow despite low snowpack.
Pair of Oregon entrepreneurs set for respective Shark Tank appearances
Portland sandal-maker, Eugene gold-panner will vie for investment dollars tonight on Mark Cuban’s popular show.
Legal weed in Colorado records $700M in sales in 2014
WASHINGTON POST: Between medical and recreational marijuana, pot generated $63 million in tax revenue for the state.
Costco splits with AmEx, credit card company’s stock plummets
FORTUNE: American Express saw its market value drop more than $5 billion after Costco said it would not remain in a partnership with the credit card company.
Lane Powell Hosts 32nd Annual Labor and Employment Seminar
Lane Powell will team with Oregon Business magazine for a half-day seminar titled “Best Practices For Best Employers™: How to Become One of ‘Oregon’s Best Workplaces’ Starting Today!”
4 winners and losers in the Kitzhaber scandal
BY JACOB PALMER | OB DIGITAL NEWS EDITOR
Examining the governor’s rapid fall from grace in a “bizarre” and “unprecedented” saga.