Poverty is literally making people sick
The Atlantic: People with low incomes are 27% more likely to be hospitalized for hypoglycemia.
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Prominent Portland investor accused of rape
Nitin Khanna, founder of Saber Corp. and CEO of MergerTech, is named in the civil suit.
Hard liquor sales could expand
A proposal from Oregon lawmakers would triple the number of locations distilled spirits are sold.
Crowded ERs reflect systemic failures
An economic study of emergency room utilization in Oregon set off a thundering media stampede earlier this month. I was struck by the cut-and-paste sameness of much of the reporting and how awfully little it had to say about the untreated wound that is causing all the pain: the hole in our healthcare system where a robust primary care infrastructure should be.
Adidas partners with Jeremy Lin
The Houston Rockets guard has left Nike to join Adidas.
Green Building Initiative hires green construction leader
The Portland-based nonprofit has hired Jerry Yudelson as its next president.
Dark Horse Comics loses rights to “Star Wars” comics
The Milwaukie-based publisher will no longer publish “Star Wars” comics at the end of 2014.
Lessons learned from Oregon software failures
Cover Oregon’s fizzled launch has been a high profile disaster. But the state’s history of multi-million dollar software disasters can teach us some valuable lessons.
Lawmakers want a Nike-style deal for rural businesses
Several rural lawmakers are hoping to create a legislative package for small businesses in Oregon similar to the 30-year tax agreement created solely for Nike.
Sen. Ron Wyden proposes wildfire legislation
Sen. Ron Wyden and Sen. Mike Crapo introduced legislation that would treat natural wildfire disasters without funds from regular federal agency budgets.