Wheego Electric Cars joins Oregon’s EV market
Wheego Electric Cars granted dealership rights to the O’Brien Auto Group to sell the Wheego LiFe, a two-seater electric car.
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Port, taxpayers will subsidize Asiana flights
Asiana Airlines will get over $750,000 from the Port of Portland and Oregon taxpayers for flying cargo jets between PDX and Seoul.
Lithia buys Portland dealerships
Medford-based Lithia Motors acquired a group of dealerships in the Portland area.
Venture capital continues flowing into Oregon
Oregon venture capital held steady in the first quarter, according to data by the National Venture Capital Association.
Dark Horse lays off employees
Dark Horse Comics in Milwaukie laid off seven employees, due to down publishing sales.
Oregon company’s robot spots aircraft defects
Medford-based Jetray Corp. has designed remote controlled robotic arms for automated nondestructive testing of aircraft.
Element Power grows in Portland
Element Power, a developer of large-scale wind and solar projects with its North American headquarters in Portland, is growing steadily.
Truitt Bros. to lay off 100 employees
Truitt Bros. Inc. will lay off about 100 employees at its Salem food packing plant by the end of April.
Fred Mayer pays vets back pay
Fred Meyer Stores Inc. agreed to pay wage increases and pension benefits to veterans who work for the company.
Another solar subsidy
San Jose-based SoloPower Inc. is seeking a $20 million state loan to build a 75-megawatt capacity manufacturing plant in Wilsonville.