Kate Davidson
Reporter | OPBKate Davidson is OPB’s business and economics reporter.
Kate has deep experience reporting and producing for public media. Before moving to Oregon, she was a regular contributor to "Marketplace", a reporter at Michigan Radio focused on economic change in the industrial Midwest and a producer at NPR.
She has master’s degrees from the University of California-Berkeley and Columbia University, where she was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism. She won a national Edward R. Murrow award for her NPR documentary, "Saints and Indians", which told the stories of Navajo children sent to live with white Mormon foster families across the West.
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The computer chip maker said it would build two leading-edge factories in Germany, with additional investments across Europe. -
Starting Saturday, Oregon will no longer require masks in most indoor public spaces. That's a big change for small businesses that rely on face-to-face interactions.
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A trade agreement between the U.S. and the EU taking effect Jan. 1 should help some Oregon distillers.
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A whiskey company and a specialty food market are examples of Oregon companies walloped by the global supply chain disruption. "Every step of everything that is supply chain related has been a battle," said the whiskey company's CEO.
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Employment growth in the state saw a “slowdown” amid a slump in seasonal hiring at schools.
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Multiple federal programs are sunsetting Sept. 4, cutting benefits to tens of thousands in Oregon.
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Oregon's unemployment rate parked at 6.0% in April. Long-term unemployment rose to its highest level in years.
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Most movie theaters in the state can now reopen at limited capacity. But some cinema owners aren’t ready yet.
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Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced 10 counties had moved out of the "extreme risk" category for COVID-19. That means some indoor dining can resume in those places, gyms can serve more people and long-term care facilities can allow in-person visits.
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The agency was sued over lengthy delays paying unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Now, it has reached a settlement agreement with the Oregon Law Center.
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Restaurants laid off thousands of people. Months of overall job gains came to a stop as the state’s unemployment rate grew to 6.4% in December
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As Congress negotiates, Oregonians prepare for a gap in payment — or worse.
