Metro malls face challenges
For years, desperate retailers have wooed deal-crazed Black Friday shoppers with earlier and earlier openings. The potential collateral damage? Malls.
High Five
OSF closure has economic ripples
After a record-breaking 2010, OSF attendance dropped in 2011 after the closure of the Bowmer, and the economic ripple effect was felt across Ashland in hotels, eateries.
College enrollment climbs
Enrollment at Oregon’s public universities hit an all-time high this year, passing 100,000 for the first time.
Regulators didn’t question Regence payout
State regulators approved a 12.8% rate increase for Regence BlueCross BlueShield five months after the insurer paid a $56 million dividend to its holding company, some of which was used to launch a subsidiary.
ACS to hire 250 in Tigard
Affiliated Computer Services plans to add 250 jobs at its new Tigard call center, in addition to the 375 the company hired last summer.
Solar projects power on in Wallawa County
A 500-kilowatt solar array that will power up to 100 homes opened up outside of Joseph.
Portland completes sewer project
Portland is wrapping up its Combined Sewer Overflow project, the biggest public works project ever done by the city.
Amazon data centers up and running in Oregon
Amazon started marketing data hosting services from its new facility near Boardman.
Foreclosure filings jump
Foreclosure filings jumped 22.9% in Oregon in October, and 23.6% in the Portland area.
Jobless claims rise in Oregon
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell nationwide, but rose in Oregon.