A weekly roundup of business moves that impact the local economy.

Closings and layoffs

Three big-name brands dominated the news this week, all planning to leave the state.

Oregon's four Macaroni Grill restaurants, all in and around Portland, closed last week. A Vancouver-based company that franchised the locations is moving to sell nearly all of its property as it goes through voluntary bankruptcy.



Grocery giant Supervalu will shut down all of its Save-A-lot stores in the state, including two in Southeast Portland. It also plans to shutter two Oregon Albertsons, one in Corvallis and another in La Grande.



Clothing chain Fashion Bug, which operates eight shops in the state, will leave within months. All of its locations nationwide will close by early 2013.

In other news, Warm Springs Forest Products announced it would

by November. But company officials later described the

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Openings and expansions

Petunia's Pies & Pastries, a popular farmer's market spot, will open its first storefront in downtown Portland. Tasty n Sons plans to launch a downtown restaurant, too.



Northwood Knives set up shop in Hillsboro, and Aloha's new community library opened its doors. West Linn welcomed Thai Lemon, a new restaurant on Willamette Falls Drive. And in Lake Oswego, Alpine Outfitters opened its doors in a Second Street space.

Elsewhere in Oregon, the controversial Shepherds Flat wind farm officially opens today near Arlington.



Other moves

Construction started Friday on Hillsboro's new baseball stadium, but no news yet on the team's name.



Rumors heated up that Jeld-Wen would move its headquarters from Klamath Falls to North Carolina. Company officials insisted, though, that wasn't the case.



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