Wave energy park gets $2.4 million
Ocean Power Technologies Inc. received $4.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, and plans to use half towards the planned wave energy park off the coast.
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Grass-seed growers hope for bioenergy plant
Oregon grass-seed growers hope to break ground next year on a $25 million bioenergy plant in the Willamette Valley.
PDX firm relies on cloud computing
Portland project management firm Inici Group relies on cloud computing to complete a project spread over 36 cities.
Eugene tech co. poised for growth
Eugene technology company VersaLogic Corp. is poised for rapid growth–as soon as the economy recovers.
Gray Purcell meltdown hurts developers
When Mike Purcell folded Gray Purcell Inc. and filed for personal bankruptcy in 2008, it hurt many developers and clients.
Con-way fires 200 workers
Two hundred workers will lose their jobs at Con-Way on Monday when the company contracts out administrative and information technology services.
Nestlé wants water from Columbia Gorge spring
Nestlé Waters wants to tap into a Cascade Locks spring to bottle for its Arrowhead and Pure Life water brands.
Eugene mattress company expands
Eugene-based Mattress Mania expands to Corvallis, with talks of expanding nationally.
Roseburg biz turns loved ones’ ashes into “Bobrocks”
Kathy Presnell’s Roseburg business memorializes loved ones’ ashes by suspending them in glass, calling them “Bobrocks.”
Insurance may end Civil War reenactments
Liability insurance coverage for groups using public property may put an end to the Northwest Civil War Council’s reenactments.