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Mechanical harvesting is changing the wine game in Ore.
Maybe Oregon's pinot noir pioneers had it right after all, that the rolling hillsides near Silverton — not Dundee — were best suited to cradle the state's wine industry. Ian Gienger, equipment manager for Winemakers Investment Properties, uses a French-made multifunction tractor earlier this month to hedge vines near Silverton, Ore.
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Unemployment claims drop for second straight week
The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.
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The Seattle Times' 19th annual ranking of Northwest companies for 2009, and a special analysis of the region's companies of the decade.
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