DOE to invest $226M in NuScale Power
NuScale Power received a federal government funding round of up to $226 million to develop small modular reactor technology.
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Longshoremen win port jobs
Gov. Kitzhaber assigned two disputed Port of Portland jobs to longshoremen, hoping to keep Hanjin from abandoning the city.
Sales tax debate hits Oregon again
Gov. Kitzhaber is gathering business and political leaders to discuss a sales tax in Oregon.
Oregon has eight tech IPOs in the pipeline
Eight Oregon companies are considering initial public offerings, according to a new report by CB Insights.
OSU ag enrollment grows
Oregon State University’s agriculture college is attracting record enrollment.
Agriculture industry an early drone technology adopter
Unmanned planes could rapidly transform agriculture, similar to moving from analog to digital technology.
OBA endorses Gov. Kitzhaber
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In an unprecedented early endorsement, the Oregon Business Association Political Action Committee (PAC) Board of Directors announced yesterday that it has formally endorsed Governor John Kitzhaber for re-election.
30,000 Cover Oregon enrollment packets still not mailed
More than 30,000 Oregonians who met the Cover Oregon deadline for submitting applications still don’t have their enrollment packets.
Oregon ponders GM future
The movement to label genetically modified foods suffered a major blow last month with the defeat of ballot measure 522 in Washington state, which would have required manufacturers to label foods containing GM ingredients. So what does 522‘s defeat mean for the GM-labeling efforts in Oregon?
Leadership summit focuses on higher ed
The importance of STEM degrees was a central theme of the 11th annual Oregon Leadership Summit.