Wildhorse casino expands
The Wildhorse Resort and Casino on Eastern Oregon’s Umatilla Indian Reservation is undergoing a $45 million upgrade.
High Five
Home renovation business outlook remains grim
Renovation businesses suffered greatly in the down economy, and some owners are doubting their businesses will ever return to pre-recession levels.
Mill closure affects local bar
Oregon City pulp mill workers have been coming to the 505 Tavern after work for five decades.
Portland bike builders take home national awards
Portland builders took home two coveted awards at the 2011 North American Handmade Bicycle Show in Austin.
Walmart on the way to Warrenton?
Permits have been filed with the state to develop a 17-acre piece of property in Warrenton along U.S. Highway 101, fueling rumors that Walmart is on the way.
Logging comeback uncertain
Oregon loggers’ hopes are high even though the industry needs home construction to return to prerecession levels in order to recover.
Boeing contract will create Oregon jobs
In a huge win for the Pacific Northwest, Boeing won a $35 billion contract with the Air Force to build aerial tankers.
Clans compete over Morrison Bridgehead property
Multnomah County’s request for proposals to develop the Morrison Bridgehead property has pitted two powerful local families against each other: the Marks and the Goodmans.
Portland cab drivers want to form union
A group of 40 cabbies in Portland hope to form a unionized cab company.
Oregon wants health insurance cap for state workers
During a bargaining session with state workers’ union representatives, state labor negotiators proposed a cap on health insurance and an end to the 6% PERS pickup.