Kyra Buckley
Kyra Buckley is OPB’s business reporter. Before joining OPB in August 2023, she spent three years in Texas covering the electric grid, renewable energy, and the oil and gas industry for the Houston Chronicle and Houston Public Media. Prior to her time in Houston, she spent three years waking up at 3 a.m. to host "Morning Edition" at KUNC in Greeley, Colorado.
Buckley grew up in Eugene, is a 2015 graduate of the University of Oregon, and started her journalism career at Eugene’s public radio station, KLCC. She is also a certified Jazzercise instructor, human to kitties Lila and Addie, an avid reader, and a lifelong women’s basketball fan.
Send story ideas, book recommendations and cute pet pictures to kbuckley@opb.org.
Latest Stories
In Oregon, $100,000 fee for H-1B skilled worker visas could hit Nike the hardest
Visas for highly skilled workers are often associated with technology companies, but athletic shoe and apparel giant Nike has been Oregon’s top applicant for H-1B visa workers in recent years.
Chipmakers with deep ties to Oregon team up, as Intel and Nvidia reach deal to develop custom technology
Nvidia will buy a $5 billion stake in Intel, which will help design tech for data centers and personal computers.
Gas prices are high in the Pacific Northwest, but relief could be on the way
Oregon and Washington have historically had higher gas prices than most of the country. There are several reasons why.
Oregon gasoline prices soar due to major pipeline outage
Drivers across the state paid an average of 16 cents more per gallon on gas this week after an unplanned pipeline outage limited the gasoline supply flowing into the Portland area.
Port of Portland reaches agreement with terminal operator, keeping Oregon shipping containers moving into the future
The shipping terminal in Portland — currently the only such service in trade-dependent Oregon — was in jeopardy of closing if the Port couldn’t find a third party operator.
Trump’s tariffs could translate into bigger job losses for Oregon’s already struggling manufacturing sector
The Trump administration argues tariffs will create manufacturing jobs in the U.S., but some company leaders say import taxes are driving up the cost of parts while demand falls.
Portland Fire tap leader from rival team to serve as general manager
Vanja Černivec will join Portland’s WNBA team on Sept. 15 after serving as vice president of basketball operations for the Golden State Valkyries.
Intel agrees to give US government $8.9B stake in its company
President Donald Trump said Friday that Intel has agreed to give the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business.
Trump administration considers stake in Intel as condition of CHIPS funding, official tells CNBC
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the government should get a nonvoting stake in Intel, which is among Oregon’s largest private employers.
Keeping the Blazers in Portland is a generational opportunity, according to Oregon business leaders
Many of the state’s most prominent business leaders have publicly called for the Blazers to stay in Oregon, and for taxpayers to help fund an arena rebuild or renovation
