Getaround brings car-sharing to Portland
San Francisco’s peer-to-peer car-sharing service Getaround is expanding to Portland by February, with help from a $1.725 million federal grant.
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Oregon senators fight to keep postal centers
A bi-partisan group of Oregon state senators lead by rural Republicans say they are petitioning Congress to maintain vital postal links in Oregon.
Trees By Bike in third year of business
Portland business Trees By Bike begins their third year of delivering Christmas trees by bicycle Friday.
Portland apartments hard to come by
Rising demand, low vacancy level and very little new construction means apartments are getting harder to come by in Portland.
Mentor Graphics earnings up
Mentor Graphics Corp. beat earnings expectations with a second-quarter profit of $4.3 million.
Businesses unite over salmon restoration efforts
Almost 1,200 businesses sent an open letter to President Barack Obama asking for a new approach to help salmon and steelhead, which could possibly mean removing dams.
Oregon regulators investigate rural phone problems
State regulators are investigating issues that rural phone customers are having with long-distance calls in Oregon.
W&K launches tech incubator
Advertising firm Wieden+Kennedy is launching a technology-oriented business incubator at its Pearl District offices, joining some of its most prominent clients and some of the city’s best-known technologists.
Spring buying slightly boosts home prices
Home prices in 13 major U.S. cities have risen due to an annual boost in spring buyers.
Stumptown’s investor met with other coffee companies
Officials at four of the nation’s top high-end coffee companies say the investment company that took a stake in Stumptown also approached them.