Statewide...
Oregon farmers and ranchers had a record-breaking year in 2005 with more than $4 billion in product sales, according to the Oregon State University Extension Service. more >
Arlington...
A wind farm is under construction three miles southwest of Arlington in Gilliam County. PPM Energy of Portland is building a 69-tower 100-megawatt farm and expects to bring it online by the fall. more >
Portland...
In a move that will expand its retail presence, Columbia Sportswear Company bought the Pacific Trail family of brands from bankrupt London Fog Group... more >
Portland...
The state’s largest utility became an independent, investor-owned company last month when shares of Portland General Electric started trading on the New York Stock Exchange... more >
Hillsboro...
The investors of Micro Power Electronics sold the company to California private investment firm Weston Presidio for an undisclosed amount. more >
Silverton...
New management took over at the Oregon Garden last month. more >
Noti...
Oregon restaurants and markets that had grown accustomed to a supply of fresh, pasture-raised chickens and turkeys from Greener Pastures Poultry received sad news this spring... more >
Grants Pass...
Roof manufacturer Duro-Last expanded its Grants Pass manufacturing facility by 33,000 square feet to make room for a new branch of its Exceptional Metals subsidiary... more >
Central Point...
A new, affordable retirement community will open in the Twin Creeks area of Central Point next month. more >
The Coast...
Federal aid has been approved for coastal counties to help repair $22 million in damages to highways and other public property incurred across the state by this past winter’s storms and mudslides. more >
Tillamook...
Tillamook County business and civic leaders are creating plans to transition the area’s economy from one based on logging and fishing to one that embraces and promotes ecotourism. more >
Eugene...
Some 75 production jobs will be lost if Western Graphics, a poster-making operation, ceases operation as planned. more >
Redmond...
TYM Tractors of South Korea opened a new 20,000-square-foot distribution center last month, the company’s first facility in the United States. more >
Hillsboro...
A publicly traded fabless semiconductor company moved its headquarters from Minneapolis to Hillsboro this spring. more >
Ashland...
A recall of lead-tainted chocolate made for a difficult April at Dagoba Chocolate. more >
