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Portland Business Journal
03/10/2010
MAX ridership up overall in February
For the first time since last February, TriMet's bus, MAX and Westside Express Service (WES) systemwide ridership has increased.
03/10/2010
Report: Acquisitions ahead for Schnitzer Steel
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. will spend the next year building its U.S. business through acquisitions before turning its sights on international growth, CEO Tamara Lundgren said Tuesday in an interview with Reuters. (SCHN)
03/10/2010
The Hallock Agency hires CEO
Jackie Hallock, president and creative director of The Hallock Agency, has hired veteran advertising executive Tiger Branch to be CEO of the Portland advertising and public relations firm.
03/10/2010
Cogen, Carter, Novick seek to be county chair
Multnomah County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, former State Sen. Margaret Carter and former U.S. Senate candidate Steve Novick announced their candidacies Tuesday to replace Ted Wheeler as county chair.
03/10/2010
Collymore, Curie, Hansen seek Cogen’s seat
Karol Ann Collymore, communications and project manager for Multnoman County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, the Rev. Charles S. Currie Jr. and former Multnomah County Commissioner Gary Hansen on Tuesday filed to run for the seat held by Cogen.
03/10/2010
ActiveTrack gets funding
ActiveTrack Inc., a Portland-based developer of security software for mobile devices, on Tuesday said it has received its first round of funding.
03/10/2010
Former Treasurer Hill joins race for treasurer
Former Oregon Treasurer Jim Hill on Tuesday joined the increasingly-crowded race for Oregon treasurer.
03/10/2010
Oregon nearly whiffs on green tech list
Oregon may not be as green as some people think.
03/10/2010
General Growth adds $3.9B to Brookfield plan
General Growth Properties Inc., owner of Pioneer Place mall, said its biggest debt and equity holders offered to jointly invest $3.93 billion in the company, bolstering a plan with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. to bring the mall owner out of bankruptcy. (SPG)
03/10/2010
Profits fall, but Kroger beats 4Q estimates
Kroger Co.'s fourth quarter 2009 profit slipped 27 percent, but the grocer still finished above Wall Street’s outlook for both quarterly sales and net income. (KR)