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Business Briefs

Port of Vancouver approves budget; no tax hike; CEO pay increased

November 27, 2018, 6:09pm Business Briefs

Port of Vancouver commissioners on Tuesday approved the 2019 operating budget of $58.4 million and a resolution calling for no increase in the 2019 property tax levy supporting the port. Read story

Regulators question Avista sale to Canadian utility

November 26, 2018, 4:39pm Business Briefs

 Idaho public utility officials are raising questions about Spokane-based energy company Avista Corp.'s sale to a Canadian utility, and their concerns have the potential to unravel the $5.3 billion deal. Read story

California winery to change labels after complaints

November 26, 2018, 4:39pm Business Briefs

 A California company accused of putting misleading labels on wines to make it appear they were produced in Oregon's famed pinot noir region says it will change labels after selling the remaining 900,000 bottles. Read story

Vancouver-based company OK’d to develop hotel

November 26, 2018, 4:39pm Business

 The Pendleton City Council has approved a land lease with Vancouver-based Makad Corp. to build a 74-unit hotel at the Pendleton airport, according to the East Oregonian. Read story

Clark County Business Briefing

November 26, 2018, 6:02am Business Briefs

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Up to 350 jobs headed to Butte with a new call center

November 26, 2018, 6:00am Business Briefs

 A provider of outsourced call center and other business services is planning to open a new facility in western Montana, bringing up to 350 new jobs by next spring to Butte. Read story

Greyhound sells iconic downtown Eugene building

November 26, 2018, 6:00am Business Briefs

 Greyhound has launched bus service out of Springfield, Ore., and sold the architecturally iconic downtown Eugene building the bus company built in 1940. Read story

Amazon workers in Europe stage Black Friday protest

November 23, 2018, 3:24pm Business Briefs

Amazon.com employees in Europe protested warehouse working conditions, some using the slogan "We are not robots," in a challenge for the world's biggest online retailer heading into its busiest time of year. Read story

GM under investigation for faulty brake vacuum pumps

November 23, 2018, 3:23pm Business Briefs

The U.S. government is investigating more than 100 complaints of poor brake performance on 2.7 million General Motors big pickups and SUVs. Read story

Group makes push for cannabis cafes in Oregon

November 23, 2018, 3:23pm Business Briefs

 A group wants Oregon lawmakers to allow public places such as cafes where people can smoke legal pot. Read story