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TriMet announced the opening date for the $1.49 billion Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail line will be Sept. 12, 2015.

TriMet’s six new buses unveiled this week are the first of 70 diesel buses it will get this year.

The Portland metro area has one of the lowest office vacancy rates in the country, allowing landlords to push rents higher.

Baltimore-based design and planning firm Biohabitats opened an office in Portland’s Old Town.

82% of Facebook’s traffic is focused on only 8% of its photos, so the company plans to put older images into cold storage, like one data hall under construction now in Prineville.

Portland-based Mercy Corps founded Gaza Sky Geeks, a new startup accelerator that is the first in its area.

Portland entrepreneur Abram Goldman-Armstrong hopes that cider is the next big thing in microbrew-loving Portland.

Oregon has $750,000 in grants to pay business associations to spread the word about health coverage changes.

Home values in the Portland area rose 12.8% over the last year, with a median of $248,300.

Businesses and organizations spent at least $18.8 million from January to June on lobbyists.