Nearly 2,000 people thronged an Oregon college auditorium for an appearance by the author of “Wild,” hours after a movie based on the best-selling memoir about a thousand-mile hike earned two Oscar nominations.

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Gov. Rick Snyder’s budget director said there will be “real” cuts to government services after economists agreed Friday that revenue is $289 million short of projections in the current state budget and $527 million below what was expected in the next fiscal year.

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The reality is that risk avoidance is the greatest impediment to progress, personally and professionally.

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An entrepreneur profile on Leslie Bocskor, managing partner at Electrum Partners

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A Portland strip club that gained national attention for its vegan menu has been withholding more than meat.

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So while their owners crack open a cold one, who says their pooches can’t share a brew with them… beer for dogs?

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Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger’s compensation jumped to $43.7 million in 2014 as the company had a blockbuster year.

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Frontier Airlines says that it will hire contractors to do the work of 1,300 employees — about a third of its total workforce — at the Denver airport and in Milwaukee.

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A central Pennsylvania hospital is cutting 30 jobs, not filling 11 others and reducing hours for 50 other workers.

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New Era Cap CEO Christopher Koch (kohk) will take on the role of president of the Buffalo-based company that makes the official on-field caps for Major League Baseball.

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