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• Q&A with the candidates for state treasurer
  What would these men do if they got their hands on the state’s billions? more >
• Costs and delays imperil Portland’s South Waterfront
  As development in Portland’s South Waterfront sags under the weight of the economy, the final design of the project grows increasingly uncertain. more >
• Economist Eric Fruits discusses baby boomers
  Baby boomers are big news. Last year, the first boomer collected her first Social Security check. more >
• Top-paid CEOs in Oregon
  While many Oregon workers have resigned themselves to stagnant wages over the last few years in an uncertain economy, Oregon’s public company CEOs saw no income dip during the last fiscal year. more >
• Smoking ban pressures bars and restaurants
  With the statewide smoke-free workplace law looming, some businesses have decided to ditch their ashtrays early. more >
• The $4.2 billion question
  Answers are few and the clock is ticking as the project to replace the I-5 bridge over the Columbia starts looking for billions of dollars in funding. more >
• Public companies vanish while profits rise
  Publicly traded companies are becoming an endangered species in Oregon. Some have opted to move headquarters. Others have been acquired by out-of-state companies. more >
• State economist thinks economy will sour less in Oregon
  Let’s say you hit a stretch of bad luck a year ago. You lost your job. Your spouse took the kids and left. more >
• Oregon’s top private companies learn to adapt
  Frank Foti sprints up a flight of rusty stairs to a gritty rooftop with a panoramic view of Portland’s shipyard. more >
• Circuit judges become scarce in rural counties
  Low pay, long commutes and a heavy workload make it hard to find judges for the rural areas of the state. more >
• Economist Tim Duy uses the "R" word
  Is Oregon in recession? I have been startled by the unwillingness of many to accept the obvious fact that the Oregon economy has shifted gears markedly. more >
• Micro-business funding gets scarcer
  Nena Rawdah calls it “the first smack” — that moment this last December when she saw the economy was slowing and that it was going to hurt. more >
• Oregon acreage turns to grapes
  More and more acreage around the state is converting to vineyards, and it’s changing the face of agriculture, land values and the environment. more >
• Economist Joe Cortright on the cost of climate change
  Sometimes, getting advice from an economist is like getting driving directions from someone who’s always looking in the rearview mirror. more >
• Oregon manufacturers hone their edge
  When Les de Asis shows a visitor the carbon dioxide lasers and computer-controlled machines in the factory of his Oregon City company, Benchmade Knife Co., he’s like a proud father showing off his kids. more >