A study conducted by Ernst & Young, in partnership with the Council On State Taxation, shows that Oregon has some of the lowest state and local business taxes in the nation along with the highest return on business tax dollars.
Based on 2009 tax data, the study compares total state and local tax receipts with the gross state [...]
Twitter has been abuzz this week with the news that Fast Company Magazine profiled Portland as one of their top 10 cities in the US to start a business in. It would be hard to find an Oregonian that disagrees and those of us here at ThePortlander are no different.
From FastCompany.com:
It rains an average of [...]
The California Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers (CANGC) and the Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) today filed a suit in U.S. District Court in Columbia, South Carolina, seeking to overturn a new regulation aimed squarely at blocking California and Oregon nursery growers from shipping their plants to that state.
The USDA Animal and Plant Health [...]
The Nissan LEAF is an all-electric, zero-emissions vehicle coming to North America, with one if its first markets being Portland. On display at OMSI until December 23 as part of the Nissan LEAF Zero Emissions Tour, the LEAF will go 100 miles on a charge, have a top-speed of 90 mph, fully charge its [...]
Oregon State Police (OSP) Drug Enforcement Section will continue the investigation related to the arrest of two Bend residents Saturday morning after over 50 pounds of marijuana was found in a vehicle during an OSP traffic stop east of La Grande.
According to OSP Sergeant Larry Graves, on November 7, 2009 at approximately 10:26 a.m. an [...]
Portland filmmaker has an award-winning film The new independent film, “Unremembered,” is certainly memorable. North Portland resident, independent filmmaker, and PCC Cascade instructor, Greg Kerr (www.gregkerr.net) used his own money to produce this complex thriller and it’s beginning to get attention at film festivals around the country. It recently won Awards of Merit in three [...]
Happy Valley Family Target of Racial Intimidation at Home
African Americans in Oregon Still Face Hurdles, Study Finds
Event: OMSI Reptile and Amphibian Show, Sept. 4-6
Vancouver Teen Dies in On-Track Motorcycle Accident
Beaverton Concert Will Benefit the Sunshine Pantry
Motorcycle Rider Dies After Crashing into Back of a TriMet Bus in NE Portland
Police Continue Investigation of Accident that Shut Down I-5 South on Friday
