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New 25% tariff announced for countries who do business with Iran, power problems plague the PNW, Amazon saves a bankrupt solar site, Microsoft to announce plans to ensure rate payers don’t cover AI power needs.
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Headline Roundup
‘A 9-gigawatt problem’: Northwest’s soaring energy demand, supply constraints, could spark new power crisis (OR Live)
Portland to consider tax breaks for $150 million Alaska Airlines hangar (OR Live)
Boise’s Micron Announces Groundbreaking for Historic New York Megafab (Micron)
Idaho’s State of the State now up (YT)
America’s Biggest Power Grid Operator Has an Ai Problem - Too Many Date Centers (WSJ)
Atlanta-based accounting group acquired 2 Portland-area firms (BizJournals)
Trump says Microsoft will make changes to ensure consumers don’t pay for power used in AI buildout (CNBC)
Washington state pumps more tax dollars toward green jet fuel (KUOW)
Portland office vacancy rate climbs to new high in 4th quarter (Bizjournals)
Trump Says any country doing business with Iran will face 25% U.S. tariff (Ground)
Amazon wins bidding for giant Sunstone solar project in Oregon (BizJournals)
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Community Highlight
Tourism board Visit Bend taking applications for new board members (VisitBend)
SAIF Agri-Business Banquet - January 23, 2026 (Salem Chamber)
Rip’s Spotlight
Betting apps like Polymarket and Kalashi under more scrutiny… again. “Last week, an anonymous trader pocketed more than $400,000, after better that Maduro would soon be out of office. The bulk of the trader’s bids on the platform Polymarket were made mere hours before President Donald Trump announced the surprise nighttime raid that led to Maduro’s capture, fueling online suspicions of potential insider trading because of the timing of the wagers and the trader’s narrow activity on the platform” (OR Live)
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