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Safeway might not seem to have any connection to Blockbuster, but it turns out the supermarket operator is the landlord of several Blockbuster stores slated for closure. Safeway has filed a motion to ensure the liquidations don't disrupt neighboring businesses.

Common sense suggests that as home prices decline, the property taxes based on their valuations ought to as well. But property taxes nationally are clicking higher. Why is this occurring? Several factors are at work -- and they bode ill for state budgets.

Building a new chipmaking plant and upgrading four others will result in thousands of construction and high-tech jobs, the world's leading supplier of microprocessors said today. It's a strong statement from a company that has been critical of Washington's business policies.

Electronic cigarette simulators, a high-tech spin on nicotine delivery, are continuing to meet resistance from states -- particularly Oregon -- concerned the contraptions are unhealthy and could be attractive to teens. Oregon's attorney general recently announced a settlement with Florida-based...

Oregon is the latest state to notch a big win in the effort to attract green jobs: Silicon Valley solar company Solexant has announced plans to build a large factory to produce thin-film solar panels near Portland. Oregon gets jobs; Solexant gets a $25 million loan and $18.75 million in tax credits.

The Oregon Attorney General is warning consumers not to fall for a sweepstakes letter that claims recipients have won $1.4 million and need to pay a small fee to claim their award. Oregon's Department of Justice has sent a letter to a New York company ordering it to stop mailing the fake notices...

The Oregon attorney general is suing bankrupt Missouri-based auto warranty company U.S. Fidelis, already in hot water in nine other states who say its sales tactics were deceptive and aggressive. Also known as National Auto Warranty Services, U.S. Fidelis claimed to provide extended auto warranty...

In Oregon, six California sea lions have been euthanized this year by state wildlife officials under a special federal program that allows them to be killed if they are caught eating endangered fish. But as the sea lion death toll mounts, so too does the anger over their deaths.

The lure of a cute little puppy. It is a weakness that many animal lovers have succumbed to. And now it's now being used as bait for a variation of the time-tested advance-payment scam. Animal lovers beware: the Oregon Attorney General's office is warning about this scam after it surfaced in that...

The Federal Reserve recently warned that Oregon was facing a delayed reaction to the recession, with foreclosures tipping upward while housing values fell dramatically during the third quarter of 2009. The findings caused an Internet buzz about whether Oregon is becoming the next California....