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• Car dealers collapse as sales drive off a cliff
  At first glance, the car lot in outer Southeast Portland looks like all the others nearby, plentifully stocked with “Dealer’s Specials” and “Fresh Start Financing” deals. more >
• Q&A with Jeff Merkley on business
  Shortly after he defeated Republican Gordon Smith in early November, U.S. Senator-elect Jeff Merkley caught his breath just long enough to talk briefly about how he would address the challenges facing Oregon businesses. more >
• Telecom suffers and shrinks
  The loss of 100 Oregon jobs from Denver-based Qwest, part of 1,200 jobs the telecom company said it would cut nationwide by year’s end, is another blow to an already shrinking job sector in Oregon. more >
• Goodies can’t hold Hynix or Freightliner
  The meticulously designed SolarWorld facility that has brought hundreds of new jobs to Hillsboro did not come for free. more >
• Bottle bill changes uncork opposition
  When Oregon became the first state in the nation to pass a bottle bill in 1971, the program built swiftly into a success, with a recovery rate of more than 90%. more >
• Graphic: Region's ski areas have bumpy ride
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• Banks get cash infusion
  As of mid-November, three Oregon banks are in line to get a federal infusion of cash. more >
• Food industry helps the hungry
  Job loss, higher food costs and lower wages are forcing more and more Oregonians to turn to food banks for help. more >
• Graphic: Portland ranks low among metros for charitable fundraising
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• Politics beat bucks in ballot measures battle
  As the dust settled following November’s election, Oregon taxpayers found themselves on the line for a relatively small price tag for ballot measures. more >
• Mergers don’t help Oregon employment
  The sales of Tektronix and Longview Fibre were two of the biggest merger and acquisition deals cut in the Northwest in 2007, worth a combined $5 billion. more >
• Amazon on the Columbia
  Amazon.com is coming to the Port of Morrow. Sort of more >
• California's marine reserve efforts may shed light on Oregon's
  The slow work of creating protected, no-fishing zones inched forward this fall as coastal cities and towns began sifting through 20 different marine reserve proposals. more >
• Taking the temp at the job fairs
  As a recession settles in and jobs become scarce, career and job fairs serve as yet another barometer of economic times. more >
• Summit agenda full of urgency
  There’s a new tone of urgency to the eighth annual Oregon Leadership Summit planned for Dec. 11 at the Oregon Convention Center. more >