AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEnergy: Oregon’s latest energy report shows solar generation grew 18-fold from 2014 to 2024, while coal’s share of the power mix fell to about 8%. Pacific Power also won approval to make data centers pay their full electricity costs. Local Business: Astoria’s Buoy Beer has stopped brewing after 13 years; about 25 remaining workers are expected to lose their jobs as Ninkasi’s parent company takes over the brand. Workforce: Nearly all 13 Mt. Bachelor lift mechanics backed a unionization petition, citing pay, benefits and hazardous conditions. Agriculture and Forestry: Oregon confirmed its first bird-flu case in dairy cattle, while rising diesel costs are squeezing small logging businesses. Lamb Weston agreed to pay $25 million to settle a groundwater pollution case in northeast Oregon. Transport: A Springfield company is bringing rail service back to a Eugene facility.
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