Bend mortgage broker gets 15 months for mortgage fraud
A Bend mortgage broker involved with the collapse of central Oregon’s Desert Sun Development, was sentenced to 15 months in prison for health-care and mortgage fraud.
Oregon Business Team
Justice for all? After debt debacle, not anymore
If you weren’t convinced already, the negotiations over the debt ceiling ought to have cleared up any doubt that Congress is becoming increasingly dysfunctional. But the debt negotiations are simply the latest and most extreme example of a trend on Capitol Hill toward the use of unbending rules, triggers, ticking bombs, and other devices to compensate for dysfunction and the inability to make progress on important issues.
Jeld-Wen to sell majority stake to Canadian company
Klamath Falls-based Jeld-Wen Inc. announced the company will sell a majority stake to a Canadian investment firm in an $864 million deal.
Tofurky maker plans $10M Hood River plant
Turtle Island Foods, maker of Tofurky and other soy-based products, is building a $10 million food processing plant in Hood River.
Crook County becomes solar energy hot spot
A number of large projects are quickly making Crook County a leader in solar energy technology.
Urban homesteading stores increase
An increased interest in urban homesteading and DIY activities has led to a rise in stores catering to the hobbyists’ demands.
Uwajimaya pulls out of Old Town
Seattle-based Asian grocer Uwajimaya will no longer be part of a mixed use project in Old Town Portland that has been in the works for years.
Why do companies resist change?
Even though we are in the middle of the fastest-changing business climate ever seen. But some companies refuse to make a change in order to better meet the needs and wants of their consumers. What are the reasons we resist change?
South Valley Bancorp announces IPO
Klamath Falls-based bank South Valley Bancorp announced that it will make an initial public offering of up to $46 million later this year.
Milwaukie tries to lure minor league baseball
Milwaukie city officials hope to acquire eight acres of industrial land for a proposed minor league baseball stadium.