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Forbes released its annual list of the top 400 richest Americans, led by Bill Gates for the 20th straight year.

Plant samples taken from an Eastern Washington farm contain a low level of genetic modification, even though the farmer didn’t intend to grow GM crops.

Newberg’s 99W Drive-In won a digital projector from Honda’s Project Drive-In.

Driving in Oregon peaked in 2004 and has been slowing even as the economy improves.

Oregon’s economy is growing at the average pace it has maintained since 1990, according to the latest University of Oregon monthly index.

Oregon’s liquor board loosened restrictions, allowing any state liquor outlet to sell beer and wine with the necessary licenses.

Oregon’s House is talking about referring its own marijuana legalization measure instead of waiting on a ballot measure in 2014.

International food processing company Chaucer Foods could bring more than 70 jobs to Forest Grove in its first year of operation.

University of Oregon student Zander Eckblad was awarded second place in an Oregon BEST contest to develop nontoxic building products.

Intel is closing Fab 176 in Hudson, Mass., and laying off 700 workers.