Veneta farm begins making craft beer
Plough Monday, an organic hops farm and brewing company, brewed its first batch of beer in April.
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Keen triples production at Swan Island factory
Keen Inc., a footwear retailer, will make 300,000 shoes this year at its Portland shoe factory.
ESI forecasts steep decline in current quarter
Electro Scientific Industries reported a 24% decline in sales last quarter and lost $8.3 million, 27 cents per share.
ESCO shuts down production line in NW Portland
The manufacturer will lay off 20 full-time employees and about 50 temporary workers from its original Northwest plant.
Jive Software tops quarterly sales forecast
Jive’s Q2 sales totaled $43.4 million, up 23.2% from last year.
Music City firm acquires Rumblefish
Nashville-based SESAC purchased the Portland company, which developed a platform for musicians to micro-license music for use on websites. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Community colleges and sustainability
BY MARY SPILDE | OB GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Faced with the aftermath of the “great recession,” increasing concern about the environment and dwindling family wage jobs, we have some very important choices to make about our future.
Oregon lags in export growth
The state’s share of the nation’s exports has fallen from 1.5% in 2008 to 1.2% in 2013.
ViaWest sells for $1.2 billion
The data center operator with a facility in Hillsboro was acquired by Shaw Communications, a Canadian telecommunications and media company.
FEI reports another weak quarter
The Hillsboro-based tech company profits totaled $24.9 million, or 59 cents per share.