Portland startup scores deal with Massachusetts company
TrustID will partner with voice technology maker Nuance Communications.
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Downtown Hillsboro property owners want to tax themselves
The group of property owners want to establish an economic improvement district—an organization to revitalize and promote the downtown area.
Ron Wyden hails plan for depleted Highway Trust Fund
Sen. Wyden reached a bipartisan agreement with Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to shore up the transportation fund.
Portland affordable housing project receives grant
The non-profit Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East was awarded a $300,000 grant.
Workers are back
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
Words and images touting the American worker are cropping up everywhere. Do worker-based marketing campaigns signify anxiety about the plight of the working class? Or pride in its resurgence?
Adidas introduces fitness wrist device
The company’s fitness wristband — FIT SMART — has a built-in heart rate monitor.
Generic drug settlement brings funds to Oregon
A $2.3 million settlement has been reached regarding generic drugs made in India.
Oregon could loan $110M to feds for transportation funding
If Congress fails to find money for the Highway Trust Fund, state transportation officials estimate they’ll be forced to float the federal government $50 million to $110 million.
Oregon outdoor companies to showcase goods at international trade show
Eighteen Oregon firms will travel to Germany for the four-day OutDoor Friedrichshafen show.
10 Barrel Brewing to bring jobs to Portland
The Bend-based brewery’s new Pearl District brewpub will create between 75 and 80 new jobs.