PDX’s Janrain gets $15.5 million in VC
Janrain plans to announce $15.5 million in new venture capital today, making it one of the biggest venture rounds for an Oregon software company in many years.
Natural resources
Snow, theater closure hurts S. Oregon lodging
The one-two punch of mounds of unmelted snow around Crater Lake and the Bowmer Theatre closure in Ashland hurt Southern Oregon lodging activity in June.
Tofurky maker plans $10M Hood River plant
Turtle Island Foods, maker of Tofurky and other soy-based products, is building a $10 million food processing plant in Hood River.
Potiowsky steps down
Oregon state economist Tom Potiowsky is stepping down to return to Portland State University as chair of the Department of Economics.
Facebook confirms second Prineville data center
Facebook will begin construction on a second data center building in Prineville beginning in October.
Garmont North America moving to Portland
Boot brand Garmont North America, Inc. is moving its headquarters from Vermont to Portland.
LaCrosse Footwear reports mixed results
LaCrosse Footwear of Portland reported mixed quarterly results, partially due to fluctuating military contracts for their Danner brand boots.
Oregon has nation’s second greenest economy
Oregon’s economy is the second greenest in the nation, trailing only Alaska in one ranking and Vermont in another.
Apparel company moves its sewing to Salem from China
Nine 1 One Gear, a Portland-based company that makes gear for firefighters and emergency responders, is moving its sewing operations from China to Salem.
Aurora-area solar farm benefits from PGE program
A $2 million solar farm near Aurora is one of the first large-scale participants in Portland General Electric’s solar payment option program.