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OSU researchers to lead $4.2M grant study on honeybee disease
A persistent disease is killing honeybees, affecting farmers across the U.S. Now, a team of researchers — including several from Oregon State University — is on the case.

Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9B deal with debt
The combined company will keep both airlines’ brands and will have Honolulu as a key hub.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler renews call for office workers to return downtown
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler sent an open letter to downtown employers Thursday calling for workers to return to the office 20 hours a week or more starting in the new year.

Oregon’s legal psilocybin clinics draw hundreds — mostly from out of state
Psilocybin clinic owners in Oregon say they’ve drawn clients from states as far away as Texas and Indiana willing to pay hotel, airfare and food costs and up to $2,000 for the experience.

Cyber Monday marks the year’s biggest online shopping day, and one more chance to save on gifts
Consumers are scouring the internet for online deals as they begin to cap off the five-day post-Thanksgiving shopping bonanza with Cyber Monday.

Portland’s small businesses turn holiday shopping into multiweek affair
More than 100 small businesses in Portland are participating in Win Big, an effort to direct shoppers to local shops by, in part, offering raffle tickets for prizes.

Portland nuclear power startup NuScale hit with investor lawsuit
Investors have hauled a Portland-based nuclear power company into federal court claiming the company misled them about a major project promised to usher in a new age of nuclear power.

Oregon Dungeness crab season delayed until at least mid-December
Preseason testing has shown the crustaceans are too low on meat yield in some areas.

Portland teachers strike adds one more challenge to tough year for small retailers
The Portland Public Schools teachers strike has the city's small retail businesses making adjustments, and it comes as retailers were already facing a challenging year.

OpenAI fires co-founder Sam Altman as CEO
The board of OpenAI, the company that makes ChatGPT, says Altman was 'not consistently candid in his communications.’