80s Rock boosts county fair attendance
Douglas County Fair attendance was up 15,811 from 2009, thanks in part to aging rockers such as Billy Idol and the Scorpions.
Portland
South Hillsboro into growth boundary?
If Metro decides to expand the urban growth boundary this year, south Hillsboro is the obvious choice for new development, one high-level staffer suggests.
Measures 66, 67 haven’t driven away business
Opponents of Measures 66 and 67 warned it would drive business from Oregon, but that doesn’t seem to be the case after seven months.
Jobs losses chart unsettling
Calculated Risk blogger creates quite the stir by releasing a graph depicting job losses post-World War II.
Craft Brewers buy Kona
Portland-based Craft Brewers Alliance Inc. announces that they will buy Hawaii’s Kona Brewing Co. for $13.9 million.
New breed of wind farm
Entrepreneur Ormand Hilderbrand is developing PaTu wind farm, Oregon’s first small, independent wind farm near Wasco.
Employers hire interns
Despite the Department of Labor stepping up enforcement of internship labor laws, many companies are hiring interns.
Lithia’s revenue rises
Lithia Motor’s revenue rose 19% in the second quarter of 2010, up to $534 million from $444 million a year earlier.
A new way to pay
The Gifting Tree Wellness Center in Ashland accepts labor, goods or a promise to “pay-it-forward” to the community-at-large in return for services.
California moratorium brings miners to Oregon
California has shut down gold mining with suction dredges for environmental reasons, bringing more miners to Oregon.