Master bladesmith Murray Carter is a 17th-generation Yoshimoto bladesmith, one of a handful of people who can officially trace the lineage of their training back to one of the traditional bladesmithing families of feudal Japan.
Portlanders pay a steep price in the nation’s toughest rental market. Only 3 percent of apartments here are vacant at any given time—half as many as were available three years ago.
Portland-area incomes fell faster and farther during the recession than national per capita income. Incomes here continue to lag the national average as well as similar cities.
PacifiCorp’s multibillion-dollar plan to meet customers’ energy needs over the next two decades has hit a serious roadblock.
Real estate transactions in Jackson County are running nearly even with last year, but prices continued to edge downward during the last three months.
Backers of an attempt to create the state’s first non-tribal casino and entertainment complex may try their luck again at the next election.
Erickson Air-Crane reaffirms its initial public offering efforts more than 18 months after saying it hoped to raise $75 million from investors.
Salem might expand the runway at Salem Municipal Airport to allow for larger lans with more cargo, and boost business.
The Florida firm that acquired Cross Creek Trucking in Central Point earlier this year has basically shut down operations.
Oregon has asked federal regulators to revoke their approval of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay.