Urban Airship refocuses business
Portland startup Urban Airship is refocusing its business and trimming jobs to face a more competitive market.
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Longshore workers must speed up work to keep Hanjin
Port of Portland executive director Bill Wyatt returned from China with an ultimatum from Hanjin Shipping Co. that union workers must speed up work on the docks.
New Seasons buying New Leaf Community Markets
New Seasons Market is acquiring the California-based eight-store grocery chain New Leaf Community Markets.
Dutch Bros. Coffee president on ‘Undercover Boss’
Grants Pass-based Dutch Bros. Coffee will be featured on the CBS reality series “Undercover Boss.”
’80s music icon goes digital
BY VIVIAN MCINERNY | OB BLOGGER
In 1980, Marv Ross wrote and recorded a catchy little original called Harden My Heart that helped Quarterflash land a deal with Geffen Records. Ross still writes music but now he, like everyone from Lady Gaga to the unknown vocalist with a ukulele and a webcam, gives it away to sell it. It’s a crazy business model that works.
Oregon businesses prepare to become benefit companies
About 15 Oregon companies are set to register as the state’s first benefit companies on Jan. 2.
Portland could give Daimler $8M subsidy
The Portland Development Commission is considering giving Daimler Trucks North America a forgivable $8 million loan for its new headquarters on Swan Island.
GMO labeling fight goes to Oregon
The battle over genetically modified food labeling is moving to Oregon after being defeated in California and Washington.
Murrelets drop value of forest land
The discovery of threatened marbled murrelet seabirds dropped the value of three tracts of forest land in Coos County from $22.1 million to $3.6 million since they can no longer be logged.
Bettery partners with Safeway
Portland-based Bettery opened rechargeable battery kiosks in five Safeway stores in the Seattle area and Portland.