Oregon has five months of job gains
Oregon gained jobs for the fifth straight month in July, the longest growth streak since March 2007.
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Retailers turn to mobile payments
Big name retailers are teaming up to create Merchant Customer Exchange, a new company that will give customers the option of paying for purchases with their cellphones.
OSU scientists produce electricity from wastewater
Oregon State University engineers developed a new technology that makes electricity from microbes found in wastewater.
Portland getting first non-profit pub in U.S.
The first non-profit pub in the U.S. is opening soon in Northeast Portland. It will be called the Oregon Public House.
Oregon’s unemployment climbs in July
Oregon’s unemployment rate rose to 8.7% in July, even as the economy added a seasonally adjusted 1,800 jobs.
Hales proposes sales tax
Portland mayoral candidate Charlie Hales proposed a state sales tax to support the public school system.
OSU building $29M residence hall
Oregon State University officials expect to break ground next year on a $29 million residence hall.
Mozilla wants to open Portland office
California nonprofit Mozilla, makers of the Firefox web browser, wants to open a Portland office.
Electricians, not longshoremen, get Port jobs
The National Labor Relations Board decided that union electricians, not longshoremen, are entitled to two jobs at the center of the recent dispute.
USDA buys meat from drought-stricken ranchers
The USDA will use $170 million to buy meat from ranchers and farmers forced to reduced herds because of the drought.