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Previous: August 27, 2010

Thursday 09.02.2010

• County approves Comcast fund
• Cisco to acquire smart-grid company Arch Rock [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Algae fuel company leases 15,000SF (Phoenix) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Clark County considers business fee holiday
• Nordstrom August same-store sales up 6.3 percent
• Oregon to share $160M in education cash with 30 other states
• Oregon health care groups land $4 million in grants
• BBSI named national employer of 2010
• QuantRX moves headquarters to Portland
• Alaska Air gets Timbers jersey deal
• HP wins 3Par at $2.4B, Dell concedes
• Costco August same-store sales up 7 percent
• Electric vehicle group clears hurdle [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]

Wednesday 09.01.2010

• Bradbury named to power and conservation council [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• LaCrosse Footwear wins $8 million military order
• Bill Bradbury named to power and conservation council
• Rendell announces $20.5 million for 40 innovative energy projects (Pittsburgh) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Tesla gets sportscar subsidy in Japan (SF) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Powin Corp. gets a ticker symbol
• United Streetcar, Gerding lauded for sustainability [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Nike unveils uniforms for OSU, others
• Weyerhaeuser closes Albany plant, 70 jobs lost
• United Streetcar and Gerding Edlen lauded for labor relations
• Allergan settles Botox case for $600 million

Tuesday 08.31.2010

• Fueling commercialization leads to new green jobs [Sustainable Business Oregon - Columnists]
• Report: Efficiency investment opportunities abound [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Northwest Pipe recruits former Oregon Steel CEO to board
• DEQ seeks comment on closing Boardman [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• DEQ seeks comment on closing PGE coal plant
• Gas pipeline developers sue Oregon land officials
• Portland tech vet joins global I-bank
• Flir lands $27 million contract
• Propel Fuels gets grants for 75 stations (Sacramento) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• SuperPower to work on energy storage project (N.Y.) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Cascade Bancorp fundraising extended again
• Waytronx closes $8 million credit facility
• Mobis to open bike parking hub in Hillsboro [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Saks Off 5th opens in Tigard
• Tesla-powered Mercedes set for debut [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Court gives Cape Wind green light (Boston) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Portland home price increase lags nation
• Video: David Bragdon's parting words

Monday 08.30.2010

• Vancouver city manager McDonnell resigns
• Burns & McDonnell wins work on project to link electric grids [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Bragdon: Oregon has high degree of 'civic literacy' [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Ecos hires former Duke Energy exec
• Evraz Inc. names new CFO
• Ecos hires former Duke Energy exec, opens N.C. office [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Publication helps nurseries go green [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Adidas extends Major League Soccer partnership
• San Jose Credit Union members pool for solar discounts [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• S. F. transmission line developer eyes Texas [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• VCs whack investments in cleantech [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Net zero movement aims to change the world (San Francisco) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Pennsylvania solar firms anticipate bright future [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• HP board approves $10B share buyback
• Colleges adopt green practices (Boston) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Georgia’s first wood-to-ethanol plant opens [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Oregon farmer renounces dairy license to support raw milk [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Murdock Trust awards more than $7M
• 3Par accepts HP's 'superior' $2B offer
• Catching the next wave of business development [Sustainable Business Oregon - Columnists]
• Intel to buy Infineon unit for $1.4B
• Boeing shifts key exec to run 747-8 program

Friday 08.27.2010

• Bragdon talks sustainability and competitiveness [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Final defendant sentenced in $9.5M IRS fraud case
• TriMet fires driver involved in fatal crash
• Toyota to boost fuel efficiency 25 percent [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• PECI is moving to First & Main
• Paul Allen sues Google, eBay, others
• Furuno settles DOJ suit for $695,000
• Intel lowers Q3 revenue guidance
• HP raises 3Par bid to $2B, now it's Dell's turn
• Boeing pushes back 787 delivery date to 2011
• Portland Farmers Market director resigns [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• ReVolt plugs into new Airport Way HQ [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• ReVolt plugs into new Airport Way headquarters
• PECI headed to First & Main [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• ShoreBank Pacific looks stronger after merger [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]

Thursday 08.26.2010

• Sterling Financial hits $730M investment goal
• HP ups 3Par offer to $1.8B, besting Dell
• Portland Farmers Market's Forsthoefel resigns
• Xzeres Wind hires high-powered CEO
• MotoCzysz and Remy to make new electric drive system [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Nike patent looks 'Back to the Future'
• Gov. calls for 8 percent cuts to address $373M shortfall
• RadiSys adds former Alcatel CTO to board
• Portland hotel revenue projected to rise
• Portland Store Fixtures markets recycling service [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Tesla Motors paid $275,000 fine to EPA [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• There is no such thing as a free lunch [Sustainable Business Oregon - Columnists]

Wednesday 08.25.2010

• Clark County knocks down barriers to living buildings [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Lavey lands top Gallatin slot
• $100 million in ConnectOregon grants awarded
• Oregon Entrepreneurs Network merges with Entrepreneurs Foundation
• TriMet service cuts, rate hikes to take effect
• OHSU lands $5 million to study brain tumors
• TierPoint plans $8.2M green data center near Spokane [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• 3Par to talk with HP, open to new Dell bid
• Avista close to settling with Washington regulators
• Greenbrier to add 260 jobs
• Tennessee solar businesses get new funding source [Sustainable Business Oregon]

Tuesday 08.24.2010

• Drawing a roadmap to sustainable food, and sustainable practices [Sustainable Business Oregon - Columnists]
• Carl Icahn ups Mentor Graphics stake
• Ford, PGE announce electric vehicle partnership
• Nautilus unloads Virginia operation
• Ford, PGE announce partnership [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Portland unemployment rate: 10.4%
• Stoel Rives appoints new COO
• Portland home prices up, sales down
• AVI Biopharma reports positive swine flu drug test results
• ClearAccess tops Inc. 500 list
• Home Depot selling EcoSmart LEDs [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Grape Solar expands into Arizona [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• C Change, Vanterra launch $100M energy fund (Boston) [Sustainable Business Oregon]

Monday 08.23.2010

• Burgerville cans its sustainability director [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• PDX passenger traffic holds steady
• Winterhawks to practice in Beaverton
• Former Intel vet takes CTO post at AMD
• Oregon loses 10,600 jobs in last year
• 3Par shares surge on HP's $1.6B offer
• Li-Ning signs 76ers rookie Evan Turner
• Silicon Valley startups turn woodchips into biofuel [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Exploratorium aims at net zero (San Francisco) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Altergy powers up in fuel cell market (Sacramento) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Philadelphia energy institute makes research awards [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Duke Energy drops wind project off N.C. coast [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• CriterionBrock hires new CEO
• Finding a work force for clean energy (Charlotte) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• OneCalifornia Bank buys ShoreBank Pacific [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Wind power pays off in upstate New York [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Casino supporters drop ballot lawsuit
• GPS maker Garmin expands its Salem operation

Friday 08.20.2010

• Marine cargo up 47 percent
• OIT among Best Colleges in western region [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• UO researchers to study building health [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Travel Oregon wins Mercury Award
• HP's Q3 profit bumps up to $1.8B
• Ex-Les Schwab president Phil Wick dies
• Cleantech backers fund anti-Prop. 23 ads (San Jose) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• Tesla to buy NUMMI equipment (San Jose) [Sustainable Business Oregon]
• HP confirms tablets coming soon
• Ford kicks off electric vehicle tour at PSU [Sustainable Business Oregon - Articles]
• Portland, Anchorage largest cities with no sales tax
• Sterling Financial to raise $730M