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Prominent Portland office tower sold

The PacWest Building at 1211 S.W. Fifth Ave. hit the market shortly after U.S. Bancorp Tower earlier this summer with broker Newmark handling the...

‘Bar Rescue’ star Jon Taffer wants to open his own pub in Portland

Taffer brought the show to Portland at least twice over the years, including at the former Tonic Lounge, which he transformed into the short-lived...

Outback Steakhouse closes more locations nationwide

WASHINGTON — More Outback Steakhouse locations are closing across the country.  Bloomin’ Brands, which also owns Carrabba’s Italian Grill, Bonefish Grill, and Fleming’s...

Amazon ties massive job cuts to rise of artificial intelligence

Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs, citing AI as “the most transformative tech since the internet” and a reason to streamline and operate more...

Amazon announces new round of layoffs

The e-commerce retailer highlighted that it would ramp up spending on artificial intelligence. WASHINGTON — Amazon announced a new round of major job...

DoorDash to deliver 1M free meals, waive fees as SNAP benefits suspended

DoorDash announced it will deliver 1 million free meals through food banks and waive fees for 300,000 SNAP grocery orders in November. OREGON,...

Wells Fargo to lay off nearly 500 workers in Hillsboro, Salem and Portland

The company announced a year ago that it planned to scale back operations at its locations in each of the three cities in the...

Portland businesses unite to get food to those losing SNAP benefits in November

From collecting food and donations to offering free meals, Portland businesses are stepping up to support neighbors affected by the loss of SNAP benefits....

PacifiCorp agrees to pay $125 million to wineries, vineyards whose grapes were damaged by 2020 Labor Day fires

Attorneys for 93 wineries and vineyards said that the utility company agreed to a $125 million settlement after a lawsuit alleged wildfire smoke tainted...

Oregon resident infected with E. coli after eating raw milk cheese linked to Washington creamery

Three people became infected after consuming the cheese. One person was hospitalized, and at least one patient is a child younger than 5 years...

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