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OSF to lay off a dozen employees
At its year-end company call Friday, Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced that, mainly because of lost revenues from smoky air, it will trim seven positions from the acting company and five from non-acting posts in development, artistic…
Reopening of Safeway in Ashland tentatively set for November
Ashland’s long-empty Safeway grocery store is slated for re-opening as a Safeway market about the first of November, with many features that make it “an entirely new store.”
The re-born Safeway will have an all-new Starbucks department…
Hong Kong officials will buy Brammo bikes
Electric motorcycle maker Brammo Inc. said today the Hong Kong government will replace its existing conventional fuel-burning motorcycles with Brammo's Enertia Plus motorcycles.
"This is a significant milestone in the adoption of electric…
Polaris Industries acquires stake in Brammo Inc
ASHLAND — Minnesota-based off-road and powersports vehicle maker Polaris Industries has acquired a stake in electric motorcycle developer and manufacturer Brammo Inc.
Privately held Brammo said this morning it has completed a $28 million…
U.S. figure skating legend all settled in
Tai Babilonia wears a gold half-moon charm around her neck, given to her by Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac. The only time it ever came off was at the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York; she will never take it off again.
That year, an…
From hay to hardwood
Currently in the construction business there are pretty much two different ways one can build a house, according to inventor and carpenter David Ward.
Inventor David Ward explains the operation of his Strawjet machine, which uses a…