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Kuni Foundation gives $1 million to co-housing model

August 21, 2019, 6:00am Business

Kuni Foundation gives $1 million to co-housing model Read story

Deschutes Brewery takes the crown in pilsner battle

August 19, 2019, 8:56pm Business Briefs

PORTLAND -- In a pilsner competition featuring some of the most respected lager brewers in the Northwest, the inclusion of Deschutes Brewery drew more than one sideways glance. Read story

Union wins first step against Boeing over fired workers

August 19, 2019, 8:54pm Business Briefs

A federal official is making Boeing defend itself against charges that it illegally fired workers for supporting a union at its South Carolina assembly plant. Read story

Disney+ will come to U.S., Canada, Netherlands on Nov. 12

August 19, 2019, 8:53pm Business Briefs

Disney said Monday that its long-awaited streaming service, Disney+, will be available in several countries in November and accessible on a wide variety of devices. Read story

Oregon law requires cage-free commercial eggs by 2024

August 19, 2019, 6:02am Business

PORTLAND -- Oregon's governor has signed a bill requiring eggs produced by commercial farms to eventually be cage-free. Read story

Federal contractor will pay $175,000 in back wages

August 19, 2019, 6:01am Business

PORTLAND -- A New Jersey company called Conduent Commercial Solutions will pay $175,000 in back wages to settle claims that it discriminated against women, African Americans and Asians who applied for customer service jobs at a site near Portland. Read story

Grand Ronde tribes purchase paper mill site

August 17, 2019, 6:03am Business

PORTLAND -- The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde have finalized their purchase of the former Blue Heron paper mill site at Willamette Falls. Read story

U.S. homebuilding fell 4% in July, slowing market

August 17, 2019, 6:02am Business

WASHINGTON -- The pace of U.S. home construction fell a sharp 4 percent in July despite strong demand from would-be buyers, held back by a shortage of skilled labor and affordable land. Read story

Amazon: Facial recognition program detects emotion

August 17, 2019, 6:01am Business

SEATTLE -- Amazon has announced its facial recognition program used by one Oregon state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from privacy advocates. Read story

Tofurky fights to label products as ‘meat’

August 16, 2019, 6:02am Business

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A plant-based food producer has asked a federal court to temporarily stop Arkansas from enforcing a law that bans labeling vegetarian and vegan products as meat and advertising them as such while litigation is underway. Read story