Stanfield...
A biorefinery scheduled to begin production in early 2008 would employ between 90 and 100 workers and produce 120 million gallons per year of ethanol and 96 million gallons per year of biodiesel. more >
Prineville...
Officials for the Crooked River Round-up signed up Brooks Resources Corporation’s IronHorse community as a three-year title sponsor for its pari-mutuel horse races. more >
Bend...
The Kresge Foundation offered the Cascade Healthcare Community, the nonprofit parent of St. Charles Medical Center, a $600,000 challenge grant if the medical center raises $10 million by Dec. 31. more >
Mount Bachelor...
Guests will receive a $50 Shell gas card from Mount Bachelor Village Resort with every full-price two-night stay through June. more >
Portland...
Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Microsoft Corp. CEO Steven Balmer joined Portland State University dignitaries for a grand opening ceremony of the $35 million Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology last month. more >
Portland...
Umpqua Bank continues the trend popularized by Starbucks Coffee of adding novelties to boost in-store experience. Music listeners can compile a CD of songs from independent music artists through the Discover Local Music project. more >
Junction City...
Consumer demand for more highline motorcoach models has prompted Country Coach to seek 200 new employees to build two new diesel luxury motorcoach lines. more >
Willamette Valley...
Weyerhaeuser has agreed to sell for an undisclosed sum its worldwide composite panels business, including six particleboard mills in the United States, to Canada-based Flakeboard Company Ltd. more >
Eugene...
This fall, Valley River Mall will add a new department store, Gottschalks. more >
McMinnville...
A 4.5-ounce slice of the 15.5-ton Willamette Meteorite, the largest ever discovered in North America, has returned to Oregon. more >
Eugene...
The University of Oregon and PeaceHealth will partner with Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine to form a regional campus in an effort to combat the shortage of rural medical providers. more >
Roseburg...
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife in mid-May raised daily catch limits of rainbow trout at Diamond Lake to 20 of any size, allowing anglers to keep two daily limits in possession. more >
Reedsport...
Construction of the new suspension span on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge likely will result in jobs added to the 71-person American Bridge hub in Reedsport. more >
Gardiner...
Controlled Demolition of Maryland imploded a large portion of the former International Paper mill on May 6. more >
Tillamook...
After a 14-year effort to build The Bunkers at Tillamook Bay, the Port of Tillamook Bay expects to receive final construction permits for the project this spring. more >
