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Gov. John Kitzhaber called legislators to a Dec. 14 special session to allow Nike to make a major expansion in exchange for assurances over Oregon’s tax rate.

New Season Market named Wendy Collie its new CEO and President. She begins Jan. 2.

Portland-based mobile payments company Tyfone landed investment from In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s venture capital group.

An online directory of Eugene-Springfield technology companies called the Silicon Shire is beginning to show results.

Oregon’s Legislature is looking to reduce greenhouse gases from cars and trucks with a new pollution-reporting mandate for fuel providers.

Oregon Health & Science University issues 33 patents in the last year, and made $12.8 million worth of industry-sponsored research agreements.

Eugene-based Western Shelter Systems makes portable tent shelters to help everyone from aid workers to military command posts.

The Medford Police Department reports that the period from Black Friday to New Year’s Day has a crime spike.

The owners of Ashland’s Aedion Aesthetic opened a new snow, skate and surfboarding shop in Happy Valley called Akkolade.

Growler fills of beer and businesses offering the to-go bottles are becoming more popular in Central Oregon.