Students pursue video game careers in higher numbers
20% more colleges are offering video game design classes this year than last, and Southern Oregon University has been ahead of the trend.
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UO athletics achieves financial self-sufficiency
Strong ticket sales and donations have made the University of Oregon athletic department financially self-sufficient.
Silverton on the wine horizon
The Silverton hills are quickly becoming the next focus for Oregon’s burgeoning wine industry.
Investor buys landfill for mulch
An investor has bought an old lumber company’s wood waste landfill, seeing its opportunity in the market for pure, organic mulch.
Store opening gives hope for Medford retail
The opening of a new Best Buy in Medford gives residents hope that the string of retail closures is coming to an end.
Eugene printer goes green
Eugene-based Shelton Turnbull Printers has been around since 1924, but now is shaking its stodgy image and going green.
Rumors swirl around a new Intel factory at Ronler Acres
Intel won’t comment on persistent rumors that the company is planning a new multi-billion dollar factory in Hillsboro.
All Treasury grants go to Portland, none to rural Oregon
Oregon’s share of the Treasury Department’s $105 million for struggling communities went to Portland, with no money for rural areas.
Relief agencies find little money for Pakistan
Northwest relief agencies are having trouble raising as much money for Pakistan flood victims as they raised for Haiti last January.
Gerding Edlen primed to renovate former warehouse for Vestas
Gerding Edlen Development will begin work in October on a $66 million warehouse renovation for Vestas’ new headquarters.