Messy paper trail behind Hayden Island plans
The Portland Tribune reviewed hundreds of internal City Hall e-mails regarding the West Hayden Island planning process, and found questionable activities behind the scenes.
Sam Adams
Home renovation business outlook remains grim
Renovation businesses suffered greatly in the down economy, and some owners are doubting their businesses will ever return to pre-recession levels.
Vestas profit up 25 percent
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas reported its 2010 net profit rose 25% to $214.3 million.
Emmert set for huge shipments through Idaho
Clackamas-based Emmert International will begin trucking oil refinery drums holding replacement parts for a ConocoPhillips refinery in Montana through Idaho.
Microsoft leases 12,000 square feet in the Pearl
Microsoft finalized a lease for 12,383 square feet of the MachineWorks office Building in Portland’s trendy Pearl District.
Employers hire interns
Despite the Department of Labor stepping up enforcement of internship labor laws, many companies are hiring interns.
December ’08 transportation indicators
MARCH 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for December 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change TRANSPORTATION Trucking Weight-mile tax receipts, millions $19.1 $23.0 $22.9 -16.8% Shipping Port of Portland, total containers load and discharge 18,207 18,959 21,374 -14.8% Shipping Port of Portland, number of calls … Read more
What will save Central Oregon?
Welcome to Central Oregon, where the economic news is grim and the bottom is nowhere in sight.
Commercial real estate hits lows
Commercial real estate markets nationwide and in Oregon will bottom out this year, and not see a meaningful recovery until 2010, according to a joint report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute.