Oregon wine industry sees economic boom in 2017

An annual study shows the Oregon wine industry had significant economic growth in 2017
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Insurer plans expansion adding 625 North Carolina jobs

A New York City-based insurance company is planning a big expansion of North Carolina operations and adding about 625 jobs
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Personal, corporate tax collections exceed Oregon forecasts

State economists said Wednesday that personal and corporate income tax collections were higher than forecast as job growth remained strong in Oregon
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Oregonians expected to receive large "kicker" tax refund

Personal and corporate income tax collections were higher than forecast and Oregonians are expected to benefit from the biggest kicker, or tax refund, in more than a decade
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Refrigeration maker to invest $1M in Mississippi, hire 30

A refrigeration equipment maker is shifting some production from to Mississippi from Wisconsin, investing $1 million at its northeast Mississippi plant with plans to hire 30 new workers
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Walmart testing automated carts to speed up grocery orders

Walmart is testing automated carts that retrieve bins of groceries from storage as it tries to speed up the process of workers packaging online orders
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Trump administration backing Obama proclamation in Oregon

A dispute over acts of Congress in 1906 and 1937 has put the Trump administration in court _ and into the unusual position of supporting a proclamation by former President Barack Obama
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Panel to vote on more licenses, but still no pot shops open

Marijuana regulators are set to consider three more retail licenses, but it's still unclear when recreational pot sales will actually begin in Massachusetts
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Feds want trustee to manage bankrupt Oregon mega-dairy

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to appoint a trustee to manage an embattled Oregon mega-dairy, citing the owner's drug use, gambling, out-of-control spending and pending criminal charges
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Feds want trustee to oversee bankrupt Oregon mega-dairy

The U.S. Department of Justice is asking a judge to appoint a trustee to oversee an embattled Oregon mega-dairy, citing the owner's drug use, gambling, out-of-control spending and pending criminal charges
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Emily Guevara promoted to editor of Tyler Morning Telegraph

Emily Guevara has been promoted from managing editor to editor of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
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No injuries as fire destroys Mississippi furniture warehouse

Fire has destroyed the warehouse at a furniture manufacturing plant in northeast Mississippi
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NY men charged with selling squid mislabeled as octopus

The father and son owners of two Long Island food processing and distribution companies have been charged with selling over 113,000 pounds of squid falsely labeled as octopus
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Cadillac brand will return to Michigan from New York

General Motors is moving its Cadillac brand headquarters from New York City back to Michigan 4 years after heading to the big city to become more cosmopolitan
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Rhode Island to get $800,000 under 50-state Uber settlement

Ride-hailing company Uber will pay $800,000 to Rhode Island after the company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information
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Zinc-air batteries provide power in remote areas

Remote villages in Africa and Asia are receiving electricity using a little-known type of technology: zinc-air batteries
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Iowa taking 'steps' on 2 officials who kept misconduct quiet

A spokeswoman for Gov. Kim Reynolds says the state is taking "appropriate steps" against two high-ranking Iowa Finance Authority officials who witnessed sexual misconduct by the director but failed to report it
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Judge: NOAA can't regulate fish farming under fisheries law

A federal judge in New Orleans has thrown out rules for fish farms in the Gulf of Mexico, saying the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lacked authority to make them
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Minnesota contractor accused of labor trafficking

A contractor is accused of bringing undocumented workers to Minnesota and threatening to report them to immigration officials if they complained about their pay and dangerous working conditions
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After blasts, state orders natural gas safety review

Massachusetts regulators are calling for an outside review of the state's natural gas distribution system in the wake of gas explosions and fires that rocked the Merrimack Valley earlier this month
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UConn sells on-campus hotel to private owner

The University of Connecticut has agreed to sell its on-campus hotel to a private operator
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Fox plans to sell stake in Sky to Comcast for $15B

21st Century Fox will sell its remaining stake in British pay TV provider Sky after Comcast won a bidding war for the stake that Fox didn't already own
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Apple computer built in 1970s sold for $375,000 at auction

A computer built in the 1970s that helped launch the personal computer age as well as a trillion-dollar company has sold at auction for $375,000
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Amazon pushes Whole Foods grocery delivery to new cities

Amazon, Whole Foods roll out their grocery deliveries to 10 new cities, promises further expansion ahead
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Amazon, Whole Foods pushes grocery delivery to new cities

Amazon, Whole Foods roll out their grocery deliveries to 10 new cities, promises further expansion ahead
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Med tech company bringing 200 jobs, $40M facility to Sparks

A California-based medical device company has announced plans to move its U.S. operations from the San Francisco Bay area to a facility in Sparks that's expected to bring 200 jobs to the region
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Spaceport in New Mexico seeks additional state subsidies

New Mexico's spaceport for vertical rocket and runway launches is asking for a 72 percent increase in funding from the state's general fund for the coming fiscal year
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Navajo Tech gets $1M for new workforce training center

More than $1 million is being awarded to Navajo Technical University to build a new training center to help displaced workers from the energy sector develop new skills
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Bill overhauling songwriter royalties heads to Trump's desk

Legislation to substantially overhaul the way music is licensed and songwriters compensated for songs online is being sent to the president's desk for his signature
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Environmental, tribal groups ask PUC to reconsider Line 3

Environmental and tribal groups have asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its approval of Enbridge Energy's plans to replace its aging Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota
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