Green Portland laundromat embraces text messages
A Portland laundromat installed machines that text customers when their load is ready.
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U.S. housing permits climb
Housing permit requests climbed in February as builders’ confidence in the housing market grew.
HP to combine printer and PC divisions
Hewlett-Packard is combining its printer and PC divisions to save money.
Oregon losing unemployment benefit funding
Now that Oregon’s unemployment rate has lowered to 8.8%, more than 8,000 Oregonians will lose their unemployment benefits.
Integra Telecom’s sales dip again
Portland-based Integra Telecom’s sales dipped in 2011 to a four-year low, as the company restructured and replaced its chief executive twice in one year.
Retired general joins SoloPower board
Retired general and former Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Wesley K. Clark has joined SoloPower’s board of directors.
Fred Meyer adding EV chargers
Fred Meyer announced the company will be adding electric vehicle charging stations at stores along the Interstate 5 corridor that hosts the Electric Highway.
Portland Twitter transaction startup expands
Portland-based startup Chirpify provides a way to process sales through Twitter.
Aviation industry losses could total $5B
The global aviation industry could lose over $5 billion this year if oil prices spike.
NYT amps up pay wall
The New York Times is upping its pay wall guidelines, and now will allow non-subscribers to access only 10 free articles before having to pay for content.