Year-round farmers market coming to Springfield
An indoor, year-round farmers market may be coming to Springfield, in an effort dubbed the Community Food Hub Project.
High Five
PDC mishandles Centennial Mills
The Portland Development Commission’s handling of Centennial Mills with LAB Holding, the firm chosen to develop the site, has been marked with confusion and finger-pointing. A conflict of interest may be to blame.
Oregon program gets national attention from Obama’s jobs bill
Part of President Obama’s $447 billion jobs bill aims to emulate an Oregon program called the Self-Employed Assistance Program.
State can’t quantify its contract spending
Oregon financial officers say they can’t quantify how much money the state spends on contracts awarded to private contractors.
Rising dairy prices affect local businesses
Rising dairy prices are impacting Oregon companies that use fresh milk and cream to make yogurt, ice cream and other products.
Oregon universities open with record international enrollment
Oregon universities expect a record number of international students this fall.
Hermiston business plans office in China
Hermiston-based irrigation technology company IRZ Consulting plans to open an office in China.
Early-stage tech funding increases in Oregon
In the decade following the dot-com bust, little funding money was available for tech entrepreneurs in Oregon. That seems to be changing now.
Powell’s reorganizes, eliminates eight managers
Powell’s Books, Inc. is undergoing a major reorganization, as Emily Powell becomes chief executive officer and the company lays off eight corporate managers.
Portland gets $2.1M for cleantech
The Portland region landed $2.1 million of the $37 million in federal money from the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge.