Regional News

Earnings up for McCormick & Schmick's, which plans to enter Canadian market
Portland.bizjournals.com – 2/12/07
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/02/12/daily26.html

Oregon lawmakers debate banning smoking in taverns
Theworldlink.com/AP – 2/13/07
http://www.theworldlink.com/articles/2007/02/13/news/news15021307.txt

Forecast points to better season for fishermen
Oregonlive.com – 2/16/07
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/117159991621840.xml&coll=7

House Bill Would Increase Beer and Wine Taxes
Oregonlive.com – 2/15/07
http://politicsupdates.blogs.oregonlive.com/default.asp?item=493792

Oregon beers grow by hops and bounds
Oregonlive.com – 2/15/07
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/1171511723103540.xml&coll=7

Grand Ronde Tribe giving pegged at $5.1 million
Newsregister.com – 2/15/07
http://www.newsregister.com/news/story.cfm?story_no=218542

Spokane compact will bring tribe into fold
Yakima-herald.com – 2/14/07
http://www.yakima-herald.com/page/dis/288200570074087

Aspen Hotel Group becomes Provenance
Portland.bizjournals.com – 2/12/07
http://portland.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/02/12/daily8.html

Union workers hail Westin Seattle pact
Seattlepi.com – 2/15/07
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/303760_hotel15.html

Consul: Easy trek to Canada is over for tourists
Seattletimes.com/McClatchy Newspapers – 2/16/07
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003574690_uscanada16m.html

National/International News

US Senators have beef with Japanese meat in Senate Cafeteria
Seattlepi.com/AP – 2/14/07
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1153AP_Senate_Red_Meat.html

California grape crush 20 percent lower than 2005 bumper crop
Komotv.com/AP – 2/12/07
http://www.komotv.com/news/business/5751631.html

Tribal casinos told to obey U.S. labor law
Seattletimes.com/AP – 2/10/07
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003565636_labor10.html

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