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Intel names industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as new CEO in bid for turnaround
The appointment comes amid the Hillsboro, Oregon-based chipmaker's financial struggles, layoffs and missed opportunities in artificial intelligence and mobile computing.

Rural farmland north of Hillsboro will stay unchanged, Oregon governor says
No federal semiconductor research center, no urban growth boundary expansion in Hillsboro.

Business
Wells Fargo to trim Oregon workforce by 700 next year amid office closures in the state
Wells Fargo will soon lay off hundreds of employees in Hillsboro and Salem. Though headquartered in San Francisco, its global operations business has offices in Hillsboro, Portland and Salem, all expected to shut down by the end of 2025.
2 Oregon ballot measures tied to fluoride in drinking water fail
Voters appear to have rejected the measures in Hillsboro and Lebanon.

1,300 jobs will be eliminated at Intel’s Hillsboro campus, company tells state
Major chipmaker Intel told Oregon officials Tuesday it was permanently cutting 1,300 employees in Hillsboro.
Groups spar over protecting farms or making way for semiconductor industry in Hillsboro
Industry leaders and elected officials made their case for expanding Hillsboro’s urban growth boundary to bolster Oregon's semiconductor industry at a hearing yesterday. But some residents and farmers say the proposal is unjustified.

Politics
Gov. Tina Kotek proposes expanding Hillsboro’s growth boundary to make room for semiconductor facility
Under powers granted by lawmakers last year, the governor can unilaterally sidestep land use laws for a major project.
TriMet unveils $215M MAX Red Line expansion at Hillsboro ceremony
The expansion, which adds 10 new western stops to the Red Line, has been under construction for three years.

Sports
After securing state funding, Hillsboro Hops break ground on new $120 million ballpark
The team was facing a potential relocation before receiving the final bit of funding from the Oregon Legislature earlier this year.
Politics
Hillsboro residents to vote on fluoride ballot measure
Fluoride is back on the ballot in Oregon. This time it’s Hillsboro residents who will decide whether they want it in their water.