Airport workers push for better compensation
Retail and food workers at Portland International Airport criticize pay, benefits.
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Oregon’s bioscience industry expands, invests
Oregon Translational Research and Development Institute expanding to Corvallis; Cambia invests in pair of startups.
Portland telecommunication company splits into two segments
Tech roundup: Integra reorganizes, brings back Electric Lightwave; AMD hopes to regain market share from Intel; shipments of PCs drop, but beat projections.
Energy roundup: Ex-transportation chairwoman claims wrongful termination
Former Transportation chairwoman claims wrongful termination for turning down coal money; Keystone XL pipeline protest planned in Salem; stage set for public comments on propane plant.
Portland to resolve street fee, issues with Airbnb
Portland City Council roundup: Street fee, short-term rentals once again on the docket.
Leaders focus on closing urban/rural gap; cranberry grower sued
Leaders clarify plan to help struggling economies; Coos County cranberry producers accused of running “shell game” to avoid paying debts.
Colorado company invests in Lakeview for alternative energy project
Small town in Southern Oregon to be site of $200M project that aims to turn forestry waste into jet fuel.
Weyerhaeuser blames port slowdowns for layoffs
Company says employees will be out of work until the mills are back in use.
Taxi companies in Portland unite in stand against Uber
Five cab companies have formed a group to argue the ridesharing app needs to adhere to the same regulations as licensed taxis.
The Oregonian sets business-focused editorial agenda
Economic sustainability of Portland, small businesses, rural Oregon headline newspaper’s focus.