Facebook wary of Oregon tax misunderstanding
Facebook is angry with the Oregon Department of Revenue after a misunderstanding over the department’s assessment of the value of Facebook’s Prineville data center.
Transportation trade
Last chemical weapons destroyed in Hermiston
Workers at the Umatilla Chemical Depot in Hermiston incinerated the last of the chemical weapons stored there.
Economy forces nursery out of business
The popular Oregon Coast Garden Center closed last month after 52 years of business.
Oregon venture capital reaches highest level since dot-com era
Oregon entrepreneurs raked in $109.7 million in venture capital fundraising in the third quarter, the biggest quarter in more than a decade.
Oregon farmers launch program to end hunger
Farmers Ending Hunger, an Oregon nonprofit, launched a new effort to harvest, process, store and distribute fresh food donated by family farms.
Coos County hopes to get timber payments
Coos County residents hope a new bill introduced to Congress next week will renew federal timber payments.
Ideabox building green pre-fab development in Eugene
Ideabox is planning to build a neighborhood in Eugene filled with green pre-fab houses.
Naturally Advanced signs on with Carhartt
Portland-based Naturally Advanced Technologies signed a flax fiber development agreement with Carhartt for their work wear.
Willamette Valley families increasingly depend on emergency food assistance
One of every five families in the mid-Willamette Valley depends on food from an emergency pantry at least once each year.
Uranium mining may come to Oregon
Uranium has been found in dense enough concentrations in Oregon that Oregon Energy wants to mine it.