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Oregon and UK sign deal to boost trade and clean energy efforts
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KDRV - Oregon
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SALEM, Ore. -- Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the United Kingdom to enhance economic development and trade relations with Oregon. Gov. Kotek announced the agreement Wednesday morning, saying the agreement aims to...
Owner: Byron Allen
Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash
NEW YORK – The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays. But UPS says it has contingency plans in...
Owner: Donald Graham
2025 Outlook for the U.S. Flexible Packaging Industry
At the 2025 FlexForward Conference in New Orleans, Flexible Packaging Association president and CEO Dan Felton offered a data-driven look at how the U.S. flexible packaging industry performed in 2024, and where it’s headed next. By the numbers,...
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Longest Cannabis Industry Strike Ends In Win For Workers
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Ganjapreneur - Washington
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Cannabis workers at a RISE Dispensary in York, Pennsylvania, ended a 45-day labor strike this week after ratifying their first collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters Local 776 union. RISE is a subsidiary of the multistate operator...
Owner: Noel Abbott
Governor Kotek signs economic cooperation, trade agreement between Oregon and the United Kingdom
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed a Memorandum of Understanding Wednesday with the United Kingdom to deepen economic development cooperation and trade relations between the State of Oregon and the UK. "While the federal...
Owner: Bradley Family
Triple your impact: Pacific Power will match your contribution to the Oregon Energy Fund 2-for-1
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pacific Power said Wednesday it's making it easy to help your neighbors and their families stay warm this season. For every dollar you donate, Pacific Power will match customer donations to the Oregon Energy Fund with $2...
Owner: Bradley Family
Perrysburg and Oregon mayors-elect discuss major concerns, future plans for their cities
Both Mark Weber of Perrysburg and Steven Salander of Oregon have served on city council. On Tuesday, Weber and Salander also became mayors-elect for their cities. OREGON CITY, Ore. — Two former city council members will now serve as mayors after...
Owner: TEGNA Inc.
4 detained by ICE released, advocates decry 300 Oregon arrests
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Statesman Journal - Oregon
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained more than 300 people across Oregon in October, according to Innovation Law Lab. "These detentions have been violent, warrantless, and have terrorized our communities and our loved ones," said...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
AP News: Shipping delays expected after UPS cargo plane crash
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EdGlenToday - Illinois
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NEW YORK (AP) — The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays. But UPS says it has contingency plans...
Owner: John Hentrich
Oregon blueberry nursery replaces CEO with outside pick
Published 8:09 am Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Though he’s surrendered the “CEO” title after six years, Cort Brazelton says that shouldn’t be mistaken for relinquishing the legacy of his family’s Fall Creek Farm & Nursery. “I think the key is, I’m...
Owner: Todd Carpenter
Washington man pleads guilty of damaging Oregon substation, faces up to 5 years in prison
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KPIC - Oregon
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington man could spend five years in prison after authorities say he and other people damaged a power substation in Clackamas, Oregon back in 2022. On Tuesday, November 4, 31-year-old Nathan Cheney of Centralia,...
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Bank of Eastern Oregon’s Ed Rollins receives top honor
Published 2:00 pm Wednesday, November 5, 2025 HEPPNER — Ed Rollins, executive vice president and chief credit officer at Bank of Eastern Oregon, received the 2025 Oregon Bankers Association Presidential Award. Rollins, of Heppner, accepted the...
Owner: Todd Carpenter
Baker County commissioners say they support mining, but believe county-owned dredge tailings in Sumpter Valley not the place to do it
Published 2:05 pm Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Baker County commissioners said they support mining but believe the 972 acres the county owns in the dredge tailings in Sumpter Valley is not an appropriate place for large-scale mining. “The county is...
Owner: Todd Carpenter
Oregon’s Domaine Serene Launches Burgundy Portfolio In U.S.—Evenstad Estates
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Forbes
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Grace Evenstad, Co-Owner of Chateau de la Crée in Burgundy, France, Which is Part of Evenstad Estates © Michel JOLY In the 1960s, Grace and Ken Evenstad took a trip to Burgundy, France, and fell in love with the chardonnay and pinot noir wines...
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Oregon Ducks eke by Hawaii Warriors on late bucket
EUGENE, ORE. >> It was an ending that made the Hawaii basketball team want to “Shout” in frustration. Against a heralded Big Ten opponent and a rowdy student section that danced and sang to “Shout” — the rally song lifted from the toga-party scene...
Owner: Todd Carpenter & Canso Investment Counsel
Super Hot Rocks could power data centers in central Oregon
Enhanced Geothermal Systems are breaking new ground. How deep can they go in the quest to satisfy AI? Going deep: The Mazama Energy operation in central Oregon has plans to alter the world. Photo: Mazama Energy By Kendra Chamberlain. November 5,...
Owner: Columbia Insight (Non-profit)
Mitch McConnell Helped Usher in the Hemp Industry; Now He Is Working to Effectively Kill It
By Phillip Smith Author Bio: Phillip Smith has reported on hemp industry news for more than 20 years, while serving as the editor of the Drug War Chronicle. He lives across the road from a hemp farm in Southern Oregon. Source: Independent Media...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
Commentary: Oregon leaders’ electoral success in 2026 starts with business
Published 9:24 am Wednesday, November 5, 2025 By NEIL H. SIMON Guest columnist National pundits will read the tea leaves from this week’s elections looking for a winning message for 2026 races. But in Oregon, with our highest-in-the-Northwest...
Owner: Todd Carpenter
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Tariffs Case filed by Oregon Attorney General
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 12 states before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the president exceeded his authority by using emergency powers to impose broad tariffs that have raised prices...
Owner: Bradley Family
Marion Commission Considers Changes to Agricultural Zoning for Solar, Aircraft
The first of two public hearings regarding development standards for solar energy facilities in agriculturally zoned areas and a proposed change for accessory use aircraft hangars in approved flying communities were discussed at the Marion County...
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