Vigor buys country’s largest floating drydock
Portland-based ship repair firm Vigor Industrial has agreed to buy the largest floating drydock in the country for $40 million.
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Oregon state parks could get tobacco ban
State parks could become the next place in Oregon where tobacco use is prohibited.
Rose Garden could get naming-rights sponsor
The Portland Trail Blazers are again trying to find a naming-rights sponsor for the Rose Garden arena.
PGE proposes shortening transmission project
Portland General Electric wants to cut 101 miles off the proposed Cascade Crossing transmission line project.
Nike signs McIlroy
Nike announced a multiyear sponsorship deal with Rory McIlroy, joining Tiger Woods.
Judicial foreclosures up
Court-supervised foreclosures jumped in Oregon in December.
Hillsboro Downtown Business Association dissolved
The Hillsboro Downtown Business Association is now out of commission, and the organization owes $96,000 to the Internal Revenue Service.
John McAfee in Portland
The controversial software entrepreneur John McAfee is in Portland to collaborate on a graphic novel about his life.
Janrain confirms $33M venture round
Portland-based Janrain confirmed that it raised $33 million in new investment, one of the biggest Oregon venture capital rounds ever.
Nike considered Austin and Vancouver
Before settling on Oregon for a major expansion, Nike considered Vancouver and Austin.