Oregon outpaces other states in clean jobs
Oregon ranked highest on a recent Clean Jobs Index.
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Shrimping increases in Oregon
Shrimp is the second-largest fishery in Oregon, growing rapidly in the last few decades.
Oregon ranks as worst state to retire in
A recent study of the best U.S. states to retire in, counting Washington D.C., ranked Oregon worst in 51st place.
Ruby Receptionists expands to Beaverton
Portland-based Ruby Receptionists is opening a new Beaverton office, where the company plans to employ 174 people by 2015.
Oregon home prices surge
U.S. home prices rose 10.5% in March compared with a year ago, and Oregon ranked fifth out of the 50 states with a 14.3% gain.
Precision Castparts workers to vote on unionization
2,300 Portland employees of Precision Castparts Corp. will vote in June on whether to unionize.
Number of unvaccinated children grows
Oregon had the highest number of kindergarteners in the country opting out of immunizations in 2012, and the rate inched up from 5.8% to 6.4% this year.
Klamath Basin prepares for irrigation shutoffs
200 cattle ranchers and hay farmers in the upper Klamath Basin are preparing for irrigation shutoffs as the Klamath Tribes take control of senior water rights for the first time in a century.
Sherwood residents oppose Walmart
Sherwood residents attended a City Council meeting to protest the impending arrival of a Walmart.
Taxpayers may have to fight fake IDs
A recent flood of fake IDs might make Multnomah County taxpayers subsidize bars.