Contact Industries invests in future
Prineville’s Contact Industries plant is installing its third “bag house” to replace two less efficient “cyclones.”
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Portland plays poverty card to support Vestas project
The City of Portland is using a federal program for run-down “recovery zones” to finance the $66 million Vestas building in the Pearl District.
Eagle concerns threaten wind farms
Protection requirements for golden eagles have slowed several major wind power projects in Eastern Oregon.
Bend makes Forbes “Top Biz Cities” list
After years of high unemployment and foreclosures, Bend has received a surprising vote of confidence from Forbes Magazine.
A househunting phone app
A Lake Oswego real estate firm has tweaked a smart phone application to give house-hunters instant information on the run.
Solar and wind jobs may go to China
China’s rapidly growing market share in the burgeoning market for renewable energy production poses a major threat for Oregon.
PDX eyes nonstop flights to Paris
Delta Air Lines is making its nonstop flights from Portland to Amsterdam and Tokyo permanent, and is considering adding flights to Paris.
Settlement tightens coast logging rules
A court settlement requires the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to develop stricter rules on logging on Oregon’s Coast Range.
Insurance companies must open enrollment to kids
A new rule states that Oregon insurance companies must open enrollment to children under 19 twice a year.
PDX hosts nation’s premier wind energy control facility
Iberdrola Renewables will operate its National Control Center in Portland, becoming the nation’s most advanced wind energy control facility.