Legislature adopts transparency policy
New rules to reveal how the state creates legislation and does business.
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Oregon State to expand Bend campus with purchase of 46 acres
Oregon State University plans to buy the land for $8.1 million to attract more students to OSU-Cascades campus.
Laws driving marijuana, alcohol culminate in Portland club owner arrest
Arrest of Refuge nightclub owner shows that Oregon Liquor Control Commission rules on weed and alcohol don’t mix.
Business leaders object to PSU scholarship plan
Portland State University President Wim Wiewel has proposed a payroll tax—set for the November ballot—to raise $35 million a year in scholarships.
Web video startup hires former Urban Airship marketing chief
Startup Vadio appoints Brent Higgelke as vice president of marketing.
FBI shoots one, arrests eight in Malheur Refuge standoff
After one man was shot dead and eight more arrested, the FBI surrounds Malheur Refuge militants with checkpoints.
Troutdale Energy Center cancels power plant project
Troutdale Energy Center, an offshoot of Ares Management, revoked plans to develop a gas power plant between the Troutdale Airport and Columbia River.
Economist predicts sustained growth
Economist John Mitchell said the expansion’s annual rate in 2016 will be close to two percent when he spoke at the Portland Business Alliance Forum Breakfast.
Portland unemployment drops to 4.9 percent
The market gained 5,700 jobs in December. Unemployment dropped to 4.9 percent.
Remainder of Boardman Tree Farm sells to irrigation farm, set for clearcut
The remainder of the 25,000-acre Boardman Tree Farm sold and will be cleared for potatoes and cattle.