Willamette Week, Street Roots, take over after Oregonian cancels mayoral debate
Willamette Week and Street Roots took over as hosts for the Portland mayoral debate after the Oregonian cancelled it Monday night.
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USDA backs Boardman biorefinery with $11M
The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave Novus Energy $11 million to establish a renewable natural gas facility at the Port of Morrow.
Court settlement ends anti-Skanska rallies at execs’ homes
Washington County Circuit Court reached an out-of-court settlement that restricts the animal rights activists from protesting near the homes of Skanska executives.
Legislature passes marijuana edibles bill
Senate Bill 1511 allows medical-marijuana dispensaries to sell consumable marijuana products and oils to all customers over 21.
Comcast fights for same tax break as Google Fiber
The cable company argues that its hyper-fast Gigabit Pro Internet service makes it eligible for the state ‘gigabit’ tax exemption.
The Oregonian cancels Portland mayoral debate
The editorial board said they received threats to disrupt the debate between Jules Bailey and Ted Wheeler, scheduled for Monday at Revolution Hall.
Deschutes County considers reserve funds to offset PERS
County departments paid about $11 million into the reserve fund started more than a decade ago to anticipate Public Employees Retirement System costs.
Republicans stall legislative session
So far, the Republican’s antics range from the Wednesday floor session no-show to the Thursday bill read that lasted nearly four hours.
Vacasa to double number of employees, moves to Pearl
The vacation rental platform plans to go from 900 employees to 1800, and will swap spots with Simple in the Pearl District.
Stockholder sues Lithia Motors, citing former CEO’s $1M annual pay
Marty A. Jessos filed a lawsuit against the Medford auto dealer, ordering Lithia to stop paying former CEO and retired executive chairman Sidney DeBoer $1 million a year.