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Business Briefs

New Seasons expands beef recall over E. coli

November 15, 2019, 2:58pm Business

PORTLAND -- Portland grocery chain New Seasons Market says ground beef sold as recently as last week may have been contaminated with E. coli bacteria and must be recalled. Read story

NORPAC warns of more than 900 layoffs in Oregon

November 14, 2019, 9:08pm Business Briefs

PORTLAND -- Oregon farmers' cooperative NORPAC has notified more than 900 Salem employees that it plans to lay them off after plans to sell the bankrupt organization collapsed. Read story

Developer plans subdivision in Vancouver’s Minnehaha area

November 14, 2019, 9:06pm Business Briefs

Ginn Development submitted a preliminary application for a new residential subdivision in the Minnehaha area. The proposed project, Minnehaha West, would divide a 4.86-acre property into 32 single-family planned development lots. Read story

Industrial warehouse planned for Vancouver’s Sifton neighborhood

November 14, 2019, 9:05pm Business Briefs

A developer submitted a preliminary application for an industrial warehouse in east Vancouver. Pacific Star would be on a 2.5-acre site at 6212 N.E. 152nd Ave., slightly south of Fourth Plain Boulevard. The lot was previously graded but is undeveloped. Read story

Retail development proposed on Mill Plain Boulevard

November 14, 2019, 9:04pm Business Briefs

A developer submitted a preliminary application for a retail center with a gas station and convenience store on a 1-acre site at 14516 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., at the corner of Mill Plain Boulevard and Southeast Hearthwood Boulevard. Read story

Disney launch hits big milestone quickly

November 13, 2019, 5:20pm Business Briefs

LOS ANGELES -- Disney's ambitious new streaming services has already achieved a major subscriber milestone, the company said Wednesday. Read story

Household debt up in 21st straight quarter

November 13, 2019, 5:20pm Business Briefs

WASHINGTON -- Americans increased their borrowing for the 21st straight quarter as more households took out loans to buy homes or refinance existing mortgages, according to a report released Wednesday from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Read story

U.S. budget deficit surges in October

November 13, 2019, 5:19pm Business

WASHINGTON -- The federal government, which ended the 2019 budget year with its largest deficit in seven years, began the new budget year with a deficit in October that was 33.8 percent bigger than a year ago as spending hit a record. Read story

Unemployment rate in state dips to 4.5%

November 13, 2019, 5:19pm Business

OLYMPIA -- Washington's October unemployment rate dipped slightly to 4.5 percent from the previous month. Read story

Craft Brew Alliance reports Q3 loss of $1.2 million

November 12, 2019, 5:39pm Business

PORTLAND -- Craft Brew Alliance Inc. (BREW) on Tuesday reported a third-quarter loss of $1.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. Read story