A Clark County, Washington, man who worked for Daimler Trucks North America in Portland, Oregon, is suing the company for $2 million, claiming his supervisor repeatedly called him “bin Laden” and suggested he was a member of al-Qaida.

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Forty-six of Wisconsin’s pension fund managers and those who work directly with the state’s investments will receive six-figure bonuses this year because of strong returns, data released Thursday by the State of Wisconsin Investment Board showed.

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Gov. Gina Raimondo vowed in her inaugural address that she would think differently and act urgently to stop the state’s decline.

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The Port of Longview says it’s working with an energy company on a proposal for a new crude oil refinery, the first such facility on the Columbia River.

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Top congressional Republicans and Democrats say they’ve reached a deal to allow President Barack Obama to negotiate trade deals subject to an up-or-down vote from Congress.

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Officials with an Illinois-based industrial shelving company say they’re expanding in Gary, Indiana.

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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose for the second straight week yet remained at a low level that is consistent with more hiring.

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U.S. homebuilders opened the spring buying season in March at a slower pace than last year.

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A Seattle CEO who announced that he’s giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees didn’t just make those workers happy.

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Federal regulators on Wednesday approved an early closure of commercial sardine fishing off Oregon, Washington and California to prevent overfishing.

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