Business

South Ashland Starbucks joins nationwide strike over CEO’s new dress code, wages 

Coffee drinkers stopping by Ashland’s Walker Avenue Starbucks for a Wednesday morning pick-me-up were met with temporarily shuttered…

Business

Craig Prins, appointed after bourbon scandal, plans to exit OLCC this summer

The head of Oregon’s commission overseeing liquor and marijuana plans to leave his position by July 1, he…

Outdoors

In with the new: Mt. Ashland plans to replace its two oldest chairlifts — Ariel and Windsor

Mt. Ashland Ski Area’s two oldest chairlifts, which serve over half of the nonprofit resort's terrain and have…

Business

Child care providers, parents call on Oregon Legislature to support subsidy program

Victoria Mendoza opened up a child care business in Salem 16 years ago — a decision inspired by her own…

Sports

Paul Allen estate to sell Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers are going up for sale, the organization announced on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday…

Business

Environmentalists argue PacifiCorp’s wildfire liability burden is fueled by coal-protecting bills 

When Berkshire Hathaway bought PacifiCorp — Rocky Mountain Power’s parent company — in 2005, stakeholders didn’t consider the…

Business

Proponents file ballot initiatives to move hard liquor sales from state stores to grocers

Two men filed ballot initiatives last month for 2026 and 2028 that would allow grocers to sell hard liquor.

Oregon

Influential Portland theater company will ‘cease operations’ unless it can raise $2.5M in 3 months

Another Portland theater company is dealing with a critical budget shortfall.

Business

Residential urban inventories rise 22% in Jackson County, real estate data show

Sales statistics for Feb. 1 through April 30 show existing urban home sales increased 7.7% in Jackson County,…

Business

Oregon joins suit against federal transportation agencies for withholding EV charger funding

Oregon’s attorney general is joining a lawsuit against the heads of the U.S. Department of Transportation and the…

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