Scott Hamlin Comes Full Circle
The founder and CEO of Looptworks has been working to find a way to “turn a T-shirt back into a T-shirt” since 2009. A Gresham facility opening this month makes it a reality.
Energy and Environment
OSU Study: Wildfires, Drought Have Reduced the Value of West Coast Timberland By $11.2 Billion
Perceived risk, rather than direct damage, was the main driver of the devaluation over the last 20 years, which has cost Oregon timberland $4.5 billion in lost value.
Tech Acquisition Company Cancels Merger with NXTClean Fuels, Formerly NEXT Renewable Fuels
The company says the aborted merger will not impact its proposed Oregon refineries, but NXT’s critics say this is one more reason to be skeptical.
California Sustainable Refuse Company Purchases Portland-Based Sunset Garbage Collection
The employee-owned Recology will add the Portland operation to its 136-community West Coast refuse-collection operation.
PSU Partnership Awarded EPA Grant to Provide Pollution Reduction Programming to Native-Owned and Native-Serving Businesses
The two-phase program will provide sustainability and pollutant-reducing coaching sessions to 100 organizations across the state.
Lithium Battery Maker Announces Expansion in Tualatin
QPO Energy plans to move an inverter factory from China to Oregon
Wyden, Merkley Announce $2.3 Million for Rural Renewable Energy Projects
Funding from the Inflation Reduction Act will go toward 28 Oregon projects aimed at building renewable energy and energy efficiency infrastructure.
EPA Awards Portland State University $649,492 to Study Environmental Justice Impacts of Renewable Energy Storage Infrastructure
The project, set to last until 2027, will examine how renewable energy projects impact tribal and historically underserved communities.
Military Contracts, Leasing Factory Key to Arcimoto’s Recovery Plan
The company lost $13.2 million this quarter, but CEO Chris Dawson says the electric vehicle manufacturer is on track to become profitable by 2025.
Clark College Receives $1M in Federal Funding for Clean Energy Center
The grant will purchase carbon-neutral equipment and four electric vehicles for students to practice.