Seismic retrofit business growing
Earthquake Tech, a seismic retrofitting business based in Portland, is growing quickly after the recent quake in Japan.
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Deer suspected as source of E. coli outbreak
Oregon Public Health officials suspect deer may be to blame for the E. coli outbreak traced to Jaquith Strawberry Farm in rural Washington County.
Enchanted Forest celebrates 40 years
The Enchanted Forest theme park on Interstate 5 south of Salem celebrated 40 years of business this week.
Hatfield remembered as Oregon’s first statesman
Through nearly five decades in public office, Mark Hatfield was both Oregon’s most durable politician and — after his rise to the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Committee in 1981 — its most important.
Rural high-tech jobs have failed to materialize
A decade after many predicted a wave of high-tech rural entrepreneurs, much of rural Oregon is still waiting for those jobs to show up.
Ted Wheeler passes on Portland mayor run
Even though Ted Wheeler has huge name recognition and ambition, it looks like running for mayor of Portland isn’t in the future.
Federal budget crunch likely to hurt new I-5 bridge efforts
One casualty of the coming federal budget crunch could be a new $3 billion bridge carrying Interstate 5 across the Columbia River.
Eugene sees green building business boom
What began as a loosely knit gang of idealistic carpenters, designers and architects working in relative obscurity in Eugene has become a multimillion dollar niche market. But the local green construction market is still seeing mixed success.
Oregon forests serve as major carbon sinks
A new study documents that Northwest forests soak up significant amounts of greenhouse gases when left unharvested.
Oakridge to take loan to pay bills
The troubled town of Oakridge will need to take out a $500,000 loan to pay its bills.