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Portland’s municipal budget calls for ‘stabilization’

The proposal would avoid layoffs by offering some Portland workers incentives to retire early.

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Portland’s municipal budget calls for ‘stabilization’

Solar Nation® Installs Solar-Electric System for Rosauers Supermarkets in Hood River, Oregon

HOOD RIVER, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Solar Nation has installed a solar-electric system on Rosauers Supermarket in Hood River, Oregon. This system is one of the first projects completed under the state’s Feed-in Tariff Pilot Program.

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In honor of opening day: If the Expos had moved to Portland

Thursday’s sixth Opening Day parade, in which Portland Cascades players and executives ride northbound on Broadway from Pioneer Square to the Pearl District’s Nike Field, is, by now, one of Portland’s happiest traditions.

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LATEST:Missing Portland girl murdered, teen arrested

A missing Portland teen is dead and another teen is charged with her murder. Yashanee Vaughn, 14, was reported missing by her mother Shaquita Louis on March 21.

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Portland schools add 5 days to school year — in Maine, not Oregon

Teachers agree to work more days without a raise in hopes of raising student achievement despite the school district’s budget downturn

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Orca Capital Securities Ready and Able to Raise Equity

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orca Capital Securities, LLC, lead by Norman Duffett, is now a registered broker/dealer better able to serve its corporate clients in the Pacific Northwest. Orca’s broker/dealer status ensures critical legal legitimacy of transactions which involve equity. Key examples are mergers & acquisitions, and venture or private equity deals. “These are sensitive regulatory times. The Dodd-Frank Act changed the environment. The SEC is increasing scrutiny of investment

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Craft Brewers Alliance Reports Full Year 2010 Results

PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Craft Brewers Alliance Reports Full Year 2010 Results. Craft Brewers posts record sales and doubles earnings per share from 2009. CBA completed merger with Kona Brewing in 2010.

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Northwest Portland: City loosens Timbers-area parking, upsetting neighborhood leaders

Published: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 12:06 PM Updated: Thursday, March 31, 2011, 12:28 PM Photo Courtesy of the Portland Bureau of Transportation The city will post these signs for the revised “Zone L” parking permit area.

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Northwest Portland: City loosens Timbers-area parking, upsetting neighborhood leaders

Health fair at Rosemary Anderson High School in North Portland promotes community wellness

Students practice yoga at Rosemary Anderson High School in North Portland. Instructor Bibi McGill, who now lives in Portland, is the guitarist and band director for Beyonce’s touring band.

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Health fair at Rosemary Anderson High School in North Portland promotes community wellness

Missing Portland girl murdered, teen suspect arrested

PORTLAND, Ore. — A missing Portland teen is dead and another teen is charged with her murder. Yashanee Vaughn, 14, was reported missing by her mother Shaquita Louis on March 21. Police arrested 16-year-old Parrish Bennett Thursday afternoon on one count of murder in the case. Family described Parrish as Vaughn’s boyfriend. Detectives said Yashanee’s body had not yet been found and help from the …

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