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• Bar fight brewing - 5/17/2013
  

  A Medford nightclub owner warns that more shenanigans may be in store for the downtown if a tattoo shop owner opens a pub in the location of a former...

• Older passengers keep airport's numbers climbing - 5/17/2013
  

  There's a simple explanation for the sustained rebound in passenger traffic at the Medford airport — the finances of older folks are back in...

• Local Business - 5/17/2013
  

  Togo's sandwich shop has opened a second Medford site, at 1310 Center Drive, in the Harry & David Country Village.

• Consumer prices drop sharply again in April - 5/17/2013
  

  WASHINGTON — Another sharp decline in the cost of gasoline pushed consumer prices lower in April for the second-straight month and inflationary...

• American Airlines favors passengers without roller bags - 5/17/2013
  

  FORT WORTH, Texas — In a quest to speed up the boarding process, American Airlines is letting passengers board sooner if they travel lightly.

• Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes - 5/16/2013
  

  BOISE, Idaho — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to...

• The mobile messaging fight is on - 5/16/2013
  

  SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small...

• Regence layoffs hit home as 14 in Medford lose jobs - 5/16/2013
  

  Regence BlueCross BlueShield is laying off 56 employees across four states, including 14 at its Commerce Drive office in Medford.

• Oregon has second-lowest rate for business taxes - 5/16/2013
  

  Overall business taxes are lowest in Delaware and highest in Alaska, according to a study from economic consulting firm Anderson Economic Group.

• Families cut first-quarter debt to pre-recession levels - 5/16/2013
  

  WASHINGTON — American families reduced their debt load in the first three months of the year by 1 percent, bringing it down to pre-recession...

• Local business - 5/16/2013
  

  The Medford AAA Service Center, 1777 E. Barnett Road, will have a grand reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. today.

• Big 4 cellphone carriers unite for ads against texting at wheel - 5/15/2013
  

  NEW YORK — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while...

• Local business - 5/15/2013
  

  Erickson Air-Crane shares have continued to strengthen following last week's first-quarter 2013 earnings report.

• The ruin that venture capitalists can bring - 5/15/2013
  

  Famed vacuum-cleaner maker David Oreck didn't pay close attention to Harry & David's Chapter 11 bankruptcy travails, but he certainly understands how...

• Half of U.S. moms think their kids aren't ready for job market - 5/15/2013
  

  LOS ANGELES — Nearly half of American mothers think their children are unprepared to get a job and one-third say their kids aren't ready to...

• Feds charge 89 with Medicare fraud - 5/15/2013
  

  WASHINGTON — Nearly 100 people, including 14 doctors and nurses, were charged for their roles in separate Medicare scams that collectively...

• Sports tourism wins out over Great Recession - 5/14/2013
  

  Sports tourism — from softball and soccer to horse shows — has drawn thousands of visitors and millions of dollars into the local economy...

• U.S. retail sales rebound in April on cars, clothing - 5/14/2013
  

  WASHINGTON — Lower-priced gas allowed Americans to step up their spending at retailers in April, from cars and clothes to electronics and...

• Workers face harsh realities in new manufacturing - 5/13/2013
  

  As the buzz builds around new manufacturing, Anthony Oliveri represents the face of old manufacturing.

• Judge signs off on airline merger - 5/13/2013
  

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