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Powell’s Books begins layoffs amid financial struggles, cites slow Portland recovery

An email President Emily Powell sent to employees last month said the company began the process of eliminating employee positions in July. PORTLAND,...

Assembly Brewing closes Alberta location: ‘The hits kept coming’

The pizza-forward spot had remained after Assembly's Southeast location shuttered earlier this year. PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business...

Head of BC Ferries supports Canadian shipbuilding, but it must be free of politics

VICTORIA — The head of BC Ferries welcomes plans to expand Canada's shipbuilding industry, but said future vessel procurements must be "free from political...

Teck Resources launches comprehensive review of QB operations in Chile

VANCOUVER — Teck Resources Ltd. is conducting a comprehensive review of its Quebrada Blanca (QB) mine in Chile in an effort to improve performance...

Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called on the Liberals on Wednesday to scrap the temporary foreign worker program, arguing it has caused an...

Portland city councilor defends taxpayer-funded trip to Vienna: ‘I’m not going on a vacation; I’m going on a study trip’

Councilor Candace Avalos defended the trip, saying that social housing, which is prevalent in Vienna, may be the solution to housing affordability in Portland....

Disney to pay $10 million fine after FTC says it allowed data collection on kids

According to the complaint, Disney failed to properly label some videos that it uploaded to YouTube as “Made for Kids.” WASHINGTON — The...

Oregonians won ‘$5,000 a week, forever!’ from Publishers Clearing House. Then the company went bankrupt

Bankruptcy records show at least ten "forever" prize winners may never collect millions they were promised. PORTLAND, Ore. — For decades, Publishers Clearing...

Portland craft cocktail bar to close: ‘Sales just aren’t there anymore’

The owners of Deadshot said the decision to close the seven-year business wasn't made lightly, citing sales, the economy and restaurant industry as reasons...

1.2M immigrants are gone from the US labor force under Trump, preliminary data shows

Immigrants make up almost 20% of the U.S. workforce. It's tomato season and Lidia is harvesting on farms in California's Central Valley. ...

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