Plastics industry builds opposition to bag ban
Opponents of the proposed statewide ban on plastic bags are pushing for an alternative measure that focuses on recycling the bags instead.
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Mayor Adams travels to Spain to save Iberdrola presence
Mayor Sam Adams will travel to Spain to try to convince Iberdrola Renewables to keep its North American headquarters in Portland.
Paper sack makers join Oregon’s bag ban fight
If Oregon bans plastic bags, International Paper’s Beaverton grocery sack manufacturing plant stands to benefit.
Icahn wants Mentor Graphics to be sold
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn declared on television that he is unhappy with Mentor Graphics’ management, and that he wants the company sold.
Icahn joins shareholder revolt
Angered by Mentor Graphic’s actions, investor Carl Icahn says he will nominate three directors to the company’s board.
Wieden mulls succession plans
Dan Wieden, co-founder of Portland’s advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy, has started estate planning.
Job seekers try plastic surgery
More unemployed women are turning to plastic surgery in order to compete with younger job seekers.
Frontier plans huge rate hike
Frontier Communications has yet to notify their customers that they plan a 46% rate hike for their cable TV service.
Prineville’s doctor shortage
Prineville is experiencing a shortage of physicians, with a ratio of about one family doctor for every 943 citizens.
Chocolate business sweetens
The Eugene-Springfield area has many local chocolatiers who not only survived the recession, but actually flourished during it.