Next, but not last, steps for Gorge casino
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs’ controversial casino resort project in Cascade Locks was one of eight off-reservation casino projects in the nation to make it to a final round of public hearings last month. more >
New life for old Ashland mill
It may be a little early to choose, but one thing is certain: The wheels have begun to turn on a process that will bring new life to a long-idle island of industrial land in Ashland. more >
Storm nails private timber land
The hurricane-force winds that hit coastal Oregon and Washington in December have long since dissipated, but damage estimates to private and state-owned forests are just now being calculated. more >
Crab numbers low
By early January fishermen off Oregon’s coast had pulled in 7.7 million pounds of crab — a low number compared with some years, but better than hoped for following December’s massive storms. more >
Riverfront hopes continue in Springfield
Despite a Portland-based development firm’s abandonment of plans late last year, the city of Springfield is still focused on revamping a stretch of the mostly industrial Glenwood community along the Willamette River. more >
Tillamook port could lose rail line
Before committing funds to repair the Port of Tillamook’s massively damaged rail line, Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s office has asked the port and the area’s largest employers to examine other ways of moving freight out of Tillamook County. more >
Weak dollar a mixed blessing
There’s a basic rule of thumb when it comes to U.S. industries and a weak dollar: Exporters benefit (their goods are cheaper for other countries to buy), and importers suffer (they pay more for foreign goods). more >
Q&A with wine pioneer Susan Sokol Blosser
EARLY THIS YEAR, Susan Sokol Blosser announced she was turning over control of Sokol Blosser Winery, the Willamette Valley establishment she founded and has helmed since 1991, to her children. more >
Hood River embraces the new sandbar
We forget in the face of this year’s rampaging storms that there was another whopper last winter that created an instant island at the mouth of Hood River. more >
Manufacturing growth
Oregon’s manufacturing job growth slowed but remained ahead of the national average for 2007. more >
BPA delivers a megawatt milestone
The Bonneville Power Administration in January said it delivered to customers more than 1,000 megawatts of wind power for the first time. more >
Pricey hops make a bitter brew
Beer makers across the state are facing a brew as bitter — though not nearly as refreshing — as a hoppy Oregon pale ale. more >
