| Washington bankruptcy filings rise 40% (Seattle Times) |
| For the first 10 months of 2008, more than 18,000 bankruptcy cases were filed as families are squeezed by a credit crisis, layoffs and a declining housing market — a 40 percent increase from the previous year. |
| 11/24/2008 |
| To launch, city biotech needs labs (Portland Tribune) |
| The Portland Development Commission is about to spend $800,000 to outfit a Portland State University office building with scientific laboratory space – the latest attempt to jump-start a local bioscience industry that some industry watchers believe has never lived up to the promises made to ... |
| 11/13/2008 |
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