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Hales Announces More Staff Hires

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Mayor-elect Charlie Hales is filling his cabinet at a steady clip. As previously reported, Hales hired Gail Shibley to be his chief of staff and    More
 
Friday, December 21, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Judge Finds Schlesinger Brothers Engaged in Self-Dealing

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A bitter lawsuit that pitted Jessica Schlesinger against her father and two uncles in one of Portland's leading real-estate families moved closer to final resolution last week.
At issue is the handling of the estate of the family matriarch, Bernice Schlesinger, who died in 2000, leaving an estate of just under $13 million. Jessica Schlesinger, a beneficiary of her grandmother's e...   More
 
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Charlie Hales Hires Dana Haynes as Mayoral Spokesman

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Mayor-elect Charlie Hales has made his second key hire.
Hales, who takes office in January, has hired Dana Haynes to be his spokesman. Haynes was a reporter and editor for 20 years at various Oregon newspapers, including The Oregonian and, most recently, the Salem Statesman Journal, where he covered the state legislature. He joins Gail Shibley, whom Hale...   More
 
Thursday, December 20, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Rob Kremer Will Lead Charter School Network

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Rob Kremer, a political consultant and longtime charter school activist has been named the head of TeamCFA Foundation, which is putting together a national network of charter schools.
TeamCFA is the creation of John Bryan, a Lake Oswego investor. It currently operates eight schools in three states and plans to open another...   More
 
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Sneaker Politics

What it means that Kitzhaber and legislators got rolled by Nike.


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The state’s most powerful business leaders—if they were listening closely—might have heard the clues from Gov. John Kitzhaber only two weeks ago about his secret talks to give Nike a sweethe   More
 
Wednesday, December 19, 2012 NIGEL JAQUISS

State Entered Into Secret Agreement with Nike in July

Governor first met with company Oct. 11

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The state of Oregon's business development agency entered into a nondisclosure agreement (PDF) with Nike on July 31, 2012, according to records Gov. John Kitzhaber's office provided WW this morning. That date is earlier than has previously been reported.
The agency, called Business Oregon, signed a f...   More
 
Tuesday, December 18, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

The Economist on Shooting Reaction: "Ritualistic Exercise in Mass Histrionics"

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Anybody who's following local coverage of the Clackamas Town Center shooting or national coverage of the Newtown, Conn. tragedy—or has followed any of the numerous other mass shootings in recent years—might find a piece posted today on The Economist's website worth a look.

H...   More
 
Monday, December 17, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

House Dems' Concerns About Nike Bill

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As lawmakers meet today in special session to consider the so-called "Nike bill," the outcome is pretty predictable—the bill will pass in some form. But many lawmakers in both parties have concerns, ranging from tax fairness, to the speed and secrecy with which Gov. John Kitzhaber and Nike developed the concept to how other companies, including Intel, that also might want similar assuranc...   More
 
Friday, December 14, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Nike Legislation Would Exclude Intel

Kitzhaber asks lawmakers to amend bill

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When the Legislature meets in special session tomorrow, it will probably pass a bill that benefits Nike, Oregon's marquee home-grown company.
But the draft version of that legislation will make it difficult for Intel, the California-based tech giant that is Oregon's largest private employer, to get the same assurance.
Nike and Intel both already benefit from Oregon's current a...   More
 
Thursday, December 13, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS

Nike Eyeing Investment in Portland After Special Session

Sources say sporting goods company may invest here

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Multiple sources familiar with the deal Gov. John Kitzhaber and Nike announced earlier this week have indicated there may be a significant, undisclosed subplot to the deal—that Nike is considering a major investment in Portland.  Two sites mentioned as possible locations for expansion are South Waterfront, where big tracts of land exist adjacent to glitzy condos ...   More
 
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 by NIGEL JAQUISS
 

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