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In the first round of a matching grant program, Drive Oregon handed out nearly $150,000 to programs that boost Oregon’s electric vehicle cluster.

Mark Tipperreiter left Intel to start Blanketbooster, a company that makes a collapsible rod to improve sleep.

An airport watchdog group says the possibility of high lead levels around the Hillsboro Airport warrants installing monitoring equipment.

Rhode Island-based microbrewery Grey Sail Brewing has filed a federal lawsuit against Hood River-based Full Sail Brewing.

Taxi drivers in Eugene and Springfield don’t expect to turn a profit during this year’s Olympic Track and Field Trials.

The Oregon Department of Transportation will test a road tax based on miles driven, and tracked by smartphone, as an alternative to the gasoline tax.

University of Oregon has named Michael Gottfredson as sole finalist to replace ousted president Richard Lariviere.

A Chilean wood products firm is buying Flakeboard, a Canadian company with seven plants, including one in west Eugene.

A proposal is headed to the Portland City Council to charge a 2 percent hotel tax to pay for tourism advertising.

Vernonia’s new school is expected to achieve LEED Platinum certification, even though it was built with a conventional school’s budget.