Business
PacifiCorp Agrees to Pay 1,400 Wildfire Survivors
The settlements are for far less than jury verdicts but bring some closure for damages suffered five years ago—and beat a federal tax penalty.
Oregon Plunges in Tax Competitiveness Rankings
“The Wyoming model may not be possible in some states—but the Idaho, Indiana, and North Carolina models are.”
PacifiCorp Warns of Financial Squeeze
Warren Buffett’s giant electric utility is struggling to pay for 2020 wildfire damage.
The Uncle Sam Billboard Along I-5 Is Now Brought to You by the Chehalis Tribe
“NATIVE LAND #CHEHALIS,” the Napavine, Wash. sign now reads for travellers heading north.
A New Blazers Regime Will Include the Founders of Panda Express
A new wrinkle to the sale emerged Friday as well, with the addition of the Cherng Family Trust.
Dallas Hockey Billionaire Proclaims Deal to Buy Trail Blazers
Tom Dundon’s reported ownership group features Portland private equity executive Sheel Tyle, whose wife runs the Oregon Health Authority.
Portland Must Confront the Real Danger of Losing the Blazers
All the things the Blazers have ever done to break your heart would pale in comparison to waking up to read that there were no Portland Trail Blazers.
Big Pink Has a New Owner
Jeff Swickard purchased the building for about $45 million in an all-cash deal.
Old Town Tries but Fails to Start Its Own Service District
“Our neighborhood ecosystem is severely out of balance.”
Prevailing Wage Expansion Advances With Key Questions Unanswered
Trade unions strongly support extending higher-wage requirements to off-site fabrication, but lawmakers—and legislative lawyers—don’t know whether or how the state would enforce the proposed law.
Time Running Out on a Bill That Could Help Wildfire Victims
As the 2025 legislative session lurches toward its conclusion, a bipartisan bill aimed at speeding wildfire damage payouts remains stalled in committee.
The Departure of Oregon Companies Speaks to a Bigger Problem for the State
How much faith can one retain in the local workforce when Oregon’s fourth and eighth grade test scores for reading and writing are among the nation’s worst?











