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Bourbon spill from Jim Beam fire making way to Ohio River

July 8, 2019, 7:26pm Business Briefs

VERSAILLES, Ky. -- Bourbon that leaked from a fire that destroyed a Jim Beam barrel warehouse in Kentucky is making its way to the Ohio River. State environmental officials say they're assessing wildlife impacts and doing fish kill counts along the waterways near the Woodford County facility. Read story

American Airlines inks deal for routes to Southeast Asia

July 8, 2019, 7:25pm Business Briefs

American Airlines announced a new deal Monday with Hong Kong-based Cathay Dragon Airlines that will give fliers access to southeast Asian hot spots such as Phuket, Thailand and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Read story

Bend Bulletin must fire employees before paper is sold

July 8, 2019, 7:24pm Business Briefs

BEND, Ore. -- A court filing outlining the sale of Central Oregon's only daily newspaper shows all employees of the Bend Bulletin and other publications must be fired before Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers takes control. Read story

Kaiser Permanente names new regional chief operating officer

July 8, 2019, 7:24pm Business Briefs

Kaiser Permanente has named Wendy Watson its chief operating officer for Kaiser Permanente Northwest. Read story

Target eyes store at Portland’s former Hollywood Bowl

July 8, 2019, 6:02am Business

Target has proposed to open a store in the location of the shuttered Orchard Supply Hardware in Northeast Portland's Hollywood neighborhood, according to city permitting records. Read story

Alaska Airlines adds flights out of Seattle, Portland

July 8, 2019, 5:29am Business

BELLINGHAM -- After announcing last week that it was ending two sunny winter destination flights out of Bellingham, Alaska Airlines unveiled its expanded winter schedule out of the Seattle and Portland airports. Read story

Port of Astoria interim director negotiates a pay bump

July 8, 2019, 5:29am Business Briefs

ASTORIA, Ore. -- The Port of Astoria Commission on Tuesday boosted the salary of Will Isom, the agency's finance director, by 50 percent while he fills in as interim executive director. Read story

Jay-Z’s companies sue NYC licensing company

July 6, 2019, 6:04am Business

NEW YORK -- Jay-Z's business entities sued a New York City licensing firm, claiming it cheated the companies as part of a "colossal accounting scandal." Read story

Burned whiskey warehouse was insured

July 6, 2019, 6:02am Business

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A Jim Beam storage warehouse that burned down, destroying 45,000 barrels of aging whiskey, was equipped with sprinklers and was insured, the company says. Read story

Mitsubishi to buy Bombardier jet program

July 6, 2019, 6:01am Business

MOSES LAKE -- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries announced Tuesday that it is buying Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier's regional jet production operation for $550 million. Read story