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As the craft beer industry matures, a slight shrinking of sales is a sign of the industry settling into a long-term version of itself.

Declining economic growth, population and rising unemployment put Oregon behind national rates.

Economists and others worry about politicizing jobs and inflation data after Trump firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief and nomination of partisan replacement.

Trump has threatened new, higher tariffs on two of California’s biggest trade partners, China and Mexico. The state’s workers and economy could feel the most impact.

Oregon is expected to add about 265,000 new jobs in the next eight years.

Economic warning signs are mounting in California — foreshadowing potentially tough budget decisions for the state officials and policymakers who emerge victorious from the Nov. 8 election.

U.S. Federal Reserve raises rates for fourth time in 2022, this time by another three-quarters of a percentage point to battle inflation. It's at a size and pace we haven't seen since the 1980s.

While patrons of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival stayed away during the pandemic, others came, once the first waves of the public health crisis receded. Many were there to go mountain biking or on wine tours, or were simply passing through on their way to somewhere else.

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.

Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.

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.

The International Monetary Fund predicts the U.S. economy will grow at its fastest pace in decades this year, lifting the outlook for worldwide economic growth.