STATEWIDE...
A blizzard of Measure 37 claims fell across the state as 2006 drew to a close with businesses and individuals scrambling to meet a December deadline. more >
NYSSA...
A growing all-terrain vehicle manufacturing company has injected tiny Nyssa — just south of Ontario — with new economic life. Driving Ambitions is scheduled to build 1,000 ATVs this year based on designs from Pacer International. more >
ONTARIO...
The Burns Paiute Tribe of Eastern Oregon is looking further at building a casino resort in the Ontario area. more >
BEND...
There’s another craft brewer launching into the beer-swilling Central Oregon market. more >
REDMOND...
Pending city approval, a new 61-acre industrial park in Redmond could be ready for tenants as early as this summer. more >
PORTLAND...
The proposed $2.3 billion deal for Russian Evraz Group S.A. to acquire Oregon Steel Mills made for riveting headlines. more >
WILSONVILLE...
Traeger Pellet Grills, the largest grill manufacturer west of the Mississippi, is opening a new facility in Wilsonville and officials expect production to begin as early as this month. more >
BEAVERTON...
In December, the nonprofit Open Source Development Labs cut a third of its staff and announced that CEO Stuart Cohen was leaving to pursue a new open-source software-related venture in collaboration with OVP Venture Partners. more >
INDEPENDENCE
Late this month, the Boise Wood Products veneer mill in Independence will permanently stop production. more >
CORVALLIS...
The increasingly intense winter storms along the Oregon Coast are jacking up the severity of winter erosion. more >
EUGENE...
Physician training got a boost in Eugene last month with the gift of $1 million by the Oregon Community Credit Union to the Sacred Heart Medical Center Foundation. more >
EAGLE POINT...
Central Oregon could soon get a new resort-style hotel, condo and bungalow complex. If the plans are approved, southern California builder R.W. Hertel & Sons could break ground in the early months of 2007. more >
COOS BAY...
After a quibble over price, the crab season launched in December with fishermen commanding $1.60 per pound for crab meat and battling winter storms to land their catch. more >
TILLAMOOK...
The torrential early November rains walloped Tillamook County hard: A preliminary assessment completed in mid-December put the damage figure at $12.5 million, according to Tom Manning, the county’s director of emergency services. more >
MEDFORD...
Southern Oregon’s newest grocery cooperative is taking steps toward an early fall opening date. more >
