Obama visits Intel in Hillsboro
President Barack Obama arrives in Hillsboro this morning to meet with Intel Chief Executive Paul Otellini.
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Food carts remove illegal structures, business suffers
After Portland Commissioner Randy Leonard cracked down on illegal food-cart structures in December, cart owners say their business is suffering on bad weather days.
Proposed waterfront detention facility faces hurdles
A federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility proposed for Portland’s South Waterfront neighborhood faces a lengthy process over concerns for its primary use.
Developers plan Portland gateway project
Gerding Edlen and Melvin Mark have submitted proposals to buy and develop surplus county property at the western end of the Morrison Bridge in Portland.
Obama’s Intel visit to be streamed live by White House
President Barack Obama’s visit to Hillsboro on Friday morning will be streamed live on the White House website.
A slow recovery for Oregon
State lawmakers heard a new economic and revenue forecast Tuesday, which projects the next two-year budget cycle will start with $100 million less than the previous budget.
$200 million for Milwaukie rail
The federal budget calls for $200 million to support the proposed Portland-Milwaukie light rail line.
Powell’s employees question justification for layoffs
Last week, Powell’s Books laid off 31 workers, about 7% of the independent bookseller’s workforce.
Debate intensifies over the Oregon roots of pinot noir
The new slogan “Forest Grove: Where Oregon pinot was born” is stirring up controversy, with some winemakers claiming it misrepresents Oregon wine history.
Legislators call for tobacco tax hikes
Anti-tobacco advocates are backing three bills slated to appear before the Oregon Legislature in the coming weeks.