Facebook touts data center water efficiency
Facebook’s Prineville data center has a sophisticated cooling system that allows it to conserve water.
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Gas prices to climb after refinery fire
West Coast gas prices are expected to rise after a fire knocked out a major part of one of the nation’s largest oil refineries.
Oregon reaches settlement with defunct Typhoon restaurants
State labor regulators reached a $100,000 settlement with defunct restaurant chain Typhoon.
Portland’s tree canopy growing
Portland’s urban tree canopy has grown by 2.6% over the last decade.
Strip mall remodel a sign of the times
The old Wizer’s shopping center in Lake Oswego underwent a major remodel.
Growers repeat opposition to canola
Specialty seed growers repeated their opposition to growing canola in the Willamette Valley.
Salem ice cream factory closing; 100 jobs lost
Foster Farms Dairy is closing the Deluxe Ice Cream factory in Salem, resulting in about 100 layoffs.
Foreclosure filings plummet
Oregon foreclosure filings hit a five-year low in July as a new mediation program took effect.
Group questions Regence rate-hike
A consumer group says Regence BlueCross BlueShield hasn’t justified its rate-hike proposal that would affect 52,000 people who buy insurance in the individual market.
Oregon corn crops increase
Oregon’s field corn production has doubled since 2000, and the drought in the Midwest may increase that number even more.