Boeing has returned to the Indian carrier “a portion of the pre-delivery payment” that the airline made for the first tranche to procure 75 new Boeing 737 Max jets.

Health Share of Oregon CEO Janet Meyer tendered her resignation today. “It has been an honor to lead this organization since its inception in 2012,” she said in a written statement. “I am proud of the work Health Share has done over the past six years to build cross-sector collaboration dedicated to improving the health of our members.” Meyer’s resignation takes effect Sept. 4. Health Share is the state’s largest coordinated care organization, with 312,000 members in the Portland metro…

The owners of one of Oregon’s leading wineries have pledged up to $500,000 to battle a grapevine disease that threatens the state’s highly regarded wine quality. Grace and Ken Evenstad of Domaine Serene in the Dundee Hills are hoping their pledge will spur matching commitments for a $1 million study of grapevine red blotch disease. Vineyards constantly face viruses, but it’s clear this one is raising alarms. “The red blotch virus is real and is already affecting vineyards throughout our…

Facing a declining donor base and hospital revenue decreases, the blood center and research institute has licensed its first technology and spun out its first company.

In a letter to the Wall Street Journal, Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen defended a controversial proposal to taper Medicaid patients off opioids, setting off a Twitter firestorm. “Patients deserve safe, effective choices to relieve pain — not just a pill,” Allen wrote. “Evidence is insufficient to determine the effectiveness of long-term opioid therapy for improving chronic pain and function.” Allen’s letter, published Tuesday, came in response to an op-ed piece attacking…

Drones, bikes and other delivery vehicles could pick up packages from conveniently positioned “transient warehouses” instead of brick-and-mortar fulfillment centers.