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Umpqua Bank’s parent said it would move up its fourth-quarter dividend ahead of a possible tax increase for investors.

Beaverton-based Digimarc will pay $5.6 million for Attributor Corp., a company designed to authenticate e-books and fight online piracy.

The Linn County Planning Commission is taking public comment on a controversial request to expand a rock quarry operation in Sodaville.

U.S. home prices rose 6.3% in October from a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006.

Portland mobile software developer Urban Airship has acquired Palo Alto, Calif.-based Tello, a startup that focuses on Apple’s online wallet Passbook.

Portland General Electric is testing giant cane, among other biomass sources, to replace coal at the Boardman Power Plant.

Opponents of a proposed Columbia River coal export terminal expect several hundred people to protest during permit hearings before the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.

Adidas will supply Fiesta Bowl fan T-shirts for the Oregon Ducks, usually associated with Nike.

Eugene’s largest recreational vehicle dealer RV Corral is increasing its land holdings by 70%.

Oregon Zoo officials insist that the Asian elephant recently born there will stay in Portland.