Magazine preview: OB goes on the road with the Chevy Bolt
Currently less than 2% of Oregon’s vehicle fleet is electric.
Must Reads
Schnitzer Steel CEO backs Trump council
Tamara Lundgren, CEO of Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc., supports a U.S.-Canada council to create opportunities for women executives.
Business tip: Manufacturing employers can apply for daily overtime waiver
Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) allows manufacturing employers to apply for a waiver from Oregon’s 10-hour daily overtime requirements.
Video: ‘We stand behind refugees’
Businesses are rallying together to oppose President Trump’s tough stance toward immigration.
U.S. Attorney General alarms Oregon cannabis industry
Jeff Session’s opposition to legalized pot threatens fast-growing industry.
Legislative update
As the second week of the legislative session wraps up, we checked in with Rep. Alissa Keny-Guyer (D-Portland) and Sen. Brian Boquist (R-Dallas).
Congressional offices on the frontlines
Executive orders. Immigration bans. Mass protests. The repeal of the Affordable Care Act — maybe. Nonstop presidential tweeting.
Reader Forum
Readers respond to articles about Portland’s housing crisis, a proposed import tax on Mexico and a battle over fossil fuels.
On the scene: Smart Cities
Civic and technology leaders gathered last week at the Oregon Convention Center for the two-day Global City Teams Challenge on Transportation.
Zapproved CEO joins immigration representation nonprofit
The CEO of the Portland-based legal software company joins a group of big firm lawyers and nonprofit attorneys that will represent immigrants nationwide at risk of deportation.