Gains and Losses
Oregon’s property tax laws and abatement of corporate taxes have impoverished schools. Can the new billion-dollar business tax help solve chronic underfunding?
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Happy Hens
Oregon’s cage-free hen law will give 4 million birds more room to spread their wings, and will most likely increase the price of eggs.
Rising Rents Put Pressure on Manufacturers
Moving expenses often outweigh the increased cost of renting factories in Portland.
Trade War Pounds Oregon From All Angles
While larger companies like Intel could mitigate the harm, smaller companies, especially farms, could face irreversible damage.
Keep On Trucking
Jana Jarvis, president of the Oregon Trucking Associations, discusses why trucking jobs are not going away because of automation, and what the group is doing to attract young people to the profession.
School Funding: “Not Your Mother’s Bake Sale”
The Beaverton High School Success Fund proves that public schools can raise substantial private money. Should this be the future of school funding?
PHOTOS: Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center in Troutdale
Robots have transformed Amazon’s fulfillment process, but workers are still critical.
On The Rails
Truck-to-rail intermodal facilities in Nyssa and Millersburg seek to boost Oregon agriculture.
Portland’s Bletchley Park
A specialist arts school is the venue of an ambitious project to stop the spread of disinformation over social media.