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Hot New Wheels

We recently gave the Spire Tech service vehicle a face lift - it's now emblazoned with our logo. Quite a few people have asked about the skyline and where we got it. The pencil drawing of the iconic Portland skyline was hand drawn by Architect and artist Geoff Parker....

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Seagate Moves to Buy LaCie

 LaCie has a large market share in Europe and Japan, markets Seagate is interested to get their brand into. More of note is LaCie had enjoyed a fruitful relationship with Apple, being the primary pioneer in the use of a new external storage technology,...

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A Lick of Paint

Spire Technologies' offices got a spruce up over the last few weeks with new carpet, floor tiles, and a paint. After a lot of deliberation over color, and a stretch of chaos during the transition, Spire's offices are looking brand spanking new (nothing in the...

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Giant Apple Store in PDX

Apple Store in Sydney, Australia Apple has submitted a proposal for the largest Apple Store front in the world, spanning a whole city block in Pioneer Place, formerly Saks Fifth Avenue, between 4th and 5th on Yamhill St., in downtown Portland. The new storefront would...

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Coffee & Power

Coffee & Power is expanding its northwest presence at the Urban Grind Coffeehouse in downtown Portland. Already with locations in San Francisco and Santa Monica, the bay-area based company is expanding to it's third location to tap the skills of Portland's...

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Clearwire Stumbles

The Clearwire, a wireless-broadband provider, took a heavy blow at the end of February after Google announced plans to sell all its shares in the company. Clearwire has struggled to be profitable and has requested more funding.  Clearwire Chief...

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Anyone for PIE?

Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE), a uniquely Portland celebration of creativity and entrepreneurship, announced they are accepting applications for a new class. PIE, started in 2009, is a collaboration of Weiden + Kennedy and other denizens of the PDX tech...

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