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Nancy Pelosi goes long Amazon, Buffet sold Amazon, PGE acquired 140k WA customers, WA Senate approves incomes tax on earnings over $1M, 23,000 lbs of beef recalled from Idaho’s CS Beef Packers, Costco sued over chicken, Chinese New Year brings year of the Horse, 6 skiers found in CA with more still missing
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PNW Market Look
As of market close 2.17.26
Headline Roundup
AFSCME Calls for Removal of Sunstone Way Executives After Whistleblower Alleges Mismanagement (WW)
This New Resort in Montana Is One of the Year’s Most Exciting Hotel Openings (AFAR)
St. Luke’s Boise campus expansion takes shape (IBR)
Oregon Senate passes bill to reverse Federal tax breaks, add $311M in revenue (Katu)
Portland General Electric spends nearly $2B to expand in Washington, acquiring 140,000 customers from PacifiCorp (OPB)
Washington state Senate approves tax on personal income over $1M (OPB)
CM/GC wanted for $90M airport expansion in southern Oregon (DJC)
(WA) Ferguson says December's record flooding caused $182M in infrastructure damage (KUOW)
Builder Sentiment Edges Lower on Affordability Concerns (NAHB)
Licensing rules for 176,000 Montana jobs up for discussion as Gianforte preps for 2027 Legislature (MTFP)
Nearly 23,000 pounds of beef recalled from Kuna facility (IDStatesman)
Why PGE and PacifiCorp struck a $1.9B acquisition deal and what it could mean (BizJournals)
OHSU's $650 new cancer pavilion is set to open in April (BizJournals)
Japan to Invest $36 Billion in US Projects Under Trump Deal (BBG)
Prineville may need to expand to keep pace with job growth, economic analysis finds (CentralOregonDaily)
Costco hit with second lawsuit over its $4.99 rotisserie chicken, this time over safety (CentralOregonDaily)
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Community Highlight
Authorities say 6 backcountry skiers found alive, 10 are missing after Northern California avalanche (Ground)
while not quite the PNW, skiing is a shared passion for many of us, and this developing story is worth noting
Rip’s Spotlight
Crux Fermentation Project sold to new Oregon Beverage Collective w/ Cascade Lakes, GoodLife, Silver Moon, & Tumalo Cider (NewSchoolBeer)
“The Oregon Beverage Collective (OBC) is a collaboration between five iconic Central Oregon brands - Crux Fermentation Project, Silver Moon Brewing, Cascade Lakes Brewing Co., GoodLife Brewing, and Tumalo Cider Co. The strategic partnership is more than a business decision says OBC; it’s a shared commitment to preserving local legacy brands, investing in community, and building a sustainable future for regional beverages.
“Together we feel we can offer more to our distributors in terms of product/beverage types, take advantage of economies of scale with regards to materials, collaborate with one another, and expand distribution more effectively,” says OBC president Andy Rhine”
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