Oregon unemployment drops to 9.6 percent
Oregon’s jobless rate fell to 9.6% in April, its lowest point in more than two years.
Oregon Business Team
Kitzhaber urges Legislature to pass job growth package
Gov. John Kitzhaber urged the state Legislature to pass bills on his economic agenda aimed at creating jobs.
OWET offers grant-matching program
The Oregon Wave Energy Trust will provide matching grants to companies who receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy for offshore wind-wave energy platform development.
Team considers Memorial Coliseum as movie facility
A local team wants to turn Portland’s city-owned Veterans Memorial Coliseum into a multimedia production facility.
How Facebook tested its new Prineville data center
Facebook explained how it had to stress-test its software in preparation for the move to the company’s new data center in Prineville.
Frustration grows over Oregon jobs bills
Frustration is building in the Oregon Legislature over stagnant bills aimed at increasing jobs in the state.
Perpetua Power closes $4M investment
Perpetua Power Source Technologies Inc. closed on $4 million, representing a portion of the company’s Series B.
Group fears Wilsonville’s URA plans
The citizens group behind the fight against Wilsonville’s URA for SoloPower wants to know what the city will do with the property now that SoloPower has moved on.
Companies fight back against rising copper theft
Farms and other businesses in rural Marion County are seeing an uptick in copper theft, despite the Oregon Legislature’s amendment of the scrap-metal law last year.
Klamath water brings jobs optimism
Last year drought in the Klamath basin delayed irrigation flows until mid-May. The water shortage meant millions of dollars lost from unplanted crops and rough economic ripples through an already beleaguered community. But irrigation started on time this year, and that has the area hoping for job creation.