Navy stays fully charged with OpConnect
The U.S. Navy ordered five additional charging stations from OpConnect, a Portland company specializing in electric vehicle charging technology.
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Portland named “Best City in America”
Movato, a real-estate company, recently named Portland the Best City in America.
Dismal Nitch rest area to receive modern facelift
The National Park Service plans to renovate a “dismal” area near the north end of the Astoria Bridge beginning in 2015.
Oregon makes money by selling voter information
In the past five years Oregon has generated $86,226 by selling voter information to political parties, campaigns, and private corporations.
Oregon’s online health exchange is still offline
Oregon’s online health-insurance exchange is the only system nationwide that has not gone live.
Tech leaders outraged by dismissal of OSU engineering school department head
Supporters of Oregon’s tech industry were surprised when Oregon State University announced its decision to replace Terri Fiez as the department head of OSU’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
U.S. gas prices down 2 cents per gallon, survey says
The average price of gasoline in the United States has dropped 2 cents per gallon in the past two weeks.
Oregon professor working to develop a better condom
University of Oregon professor Richard Chartoff is helping to build a better condom.
Local farmers hope for jolly, holly-filled holidays
As Christmas draws near, Northwest holly farmers have noticed the demand for English holly has decreased.
Coastal communities have the giving spirit
The Oregon Community Foundation reports that Oregon is in the top 20 states for charitable giving and donations to the United Way of Southwestern Oregon are rising.