Salem natural foods store celebrates Sweet 16
South Salem’s Lifesource Natural Foods has specialized in “clean” foods free of preservatives and food coloring for 16 years.
Real estate construction
Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital to open in 2012
The final steel beams will be placed on the foundation of the new Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Children’s Hospital this week.
New Seasons expands again
Portland-based grocery chain New Seasons Market opens its 10th location on Hawthorne.
Popina moves into Pearl
Local swimsuit maker Popina Swimwear is adding a larger store in Portland’s Pearl District next month.
The prison price tag
The state prison agency takes nearly 10% of general fund money, adding up to a bigger share of tax collections on prisons than any other state.
Passive Houses gain popularity
Passive Houses that reduce energy usage by up to 90% because of airtight construction are gaining a following in Oregon.
Candidates woo OBA
Chris Dudley and John Kitzhaber appeared separately before the Oregon Business Association in hopes of gaining the group’s endorsement.
Developer building net-zero apartment building
Jean-Pierre Veillet is building a 20,000-square-foot, mixed-use apartment building that he hopes will become a net-zero energy building.
Measure 66 tax revenues coming up short
Indicators suggest Oregon won’t receive nearly as much revenue from Measure 66 as originally thought.
PDX seed fund names managers
The Portland Development Commission chooses Jim Huston and Angela Jackson over Josh Friedman’s team