Author: Geoff Pursinger | Business Tribune

Business

Oregon approves ambitious framework for ’microgrids’

Oregon lawmakers have passed a pair of bills to enable “microgrids” within the larger power system. Microgrids are ... Read more

Business

After suing, Oregon gets carveout from Trump administration plan to return gun conversion devices

The Trump administration has agreed to not distribute devices that turn semi-automatic rifles into machine guns in Washington, ... Read more

Columnists

Opinion | A Win-Win for Oregon: Legislation that protects public workers and fosters economic growth

Members of SEIU 503 commend state leaders’ decision to move investments in Oregon’s public retirement fund away from ... Read more

Columnists

Commentary: The road to transportation funding is long

The debate over paying for transportation needs in Oregon may have paused with the end of the legislative ... Read more

Business

Gov. Kotek launches new agency to fast-track housing construction

The “doors are open” on a new state office charged with meeting Gov. Tina Kotek’s goal of getting ... Read more

Business

Rick Wright, Market of Choice CEO and grocery industry leader, dies at 62

Rick Wright, CEO of the Oregon-based grocery chain Market of Choice, died Sunday. He was 62. Wright, who ... Read more

Business

Opinion: Bans on rent-pricing algorithms could backfire, lead to higher prices

The Pacific Northwest boasts natural splendors and world-class companies from Amazon and Microsoft to Nike and Columbia Sportswear. ... Read more

Business

Opinion: The bottle bill, an Oregon gem

Oregon’s bottle bill, established in 1971 as the first in the U.S and the second worldwide, leads the ... Read more

Environment

Trump signs law repealing tailpipe emission standards affecting 18 states

President Donald Trump signed a Congressional Review Act resolution Thursday that revokes California’s authority to set tailpipe emissions ... Read more

Columnists

Commentary: Data centers and their neighbors

Oregon has a big and (relatively) new kind of business it doesn’t really know how to deal with. ... Read more