STATEWIDE...
The signing of a two-year agreement between Taiwan and U.S. Wheat Associates is good news for Oregon wheat growers.//A new law has payday loan operations across Oregon shutting their doors, including 26 locations of The Cash Store and 21 locations of Check ‘n Go. more >
JOSEPH...
Two years after the Wallowa Valley stagecoach shuttle of 30 years stopped running because of slow business, Jeff Benecke took it upon himself to resurrect the shuttle service on a smaller scale. more >
BEND...
Disney is set to sprinkle its business magic over Central Oregon this fall. more >
KLAMATH FALLS...
The offices of the Herald and News moved from downtown Klamath Falls to a new, geothermally heated building in July. // Construction on TimberMill Shores, a 50-acre mixed-use lakefront development in downtown Klamath Falls, is under way. more >
PORTLAND...
Bank of the West has relocated its downtown commercial offices to the iconic KOIN Center. // Headquarters for Marquette Healthcare Finance will now operate out of One World Trade Center in downtown Portland. // Solaix will open a silicon wafer manufacturing plant this fall in the Rivergate Industrial District. //
Gourmet soda maker Thomas Kemper Soda Company has secured three new distribution agreements. more >
BEAVERTON...
Just one year after upgrading to a larger headquarters facility, Enuclia Semiconductor closed its doors. more >
CARLTON...
Engineer Kevin Green and winery-equipment supplier Bruce Felix met in a wine-making class, but more than just a few bottles of wine emerged. more >
SPRINGFIELD...
Timber Products Company added its new GreenT line of hardwood plywood to its array of environmentally sustainable wood-based panels. more >
JACKSON COUNTY...
A new enterprise zone in Jackson County was established July 1. Portions of the square mile of land are scattered between Butte Falls and the city of Rogue River. more >
BANDON...
Bandon Crossings, a new 18-hole golf course opened just south of Bandon in July. more >
NEWPORT...
A construction project to improve a section of Highway 20 is on hold for 12 months to allow ODOT to explore landslide mitigation options. more >