A pair of Portland chocolate giants are getting together in the business arena. Moonstruck Chocolate Co. said Friday it has purchased Alma Chocolate, which began life as a boutique Laurelhurst retailer and has become a fixture among Oregon artisan foods peddlers. Moonstruck, headquartered in St. Johns, is one of the city’s best known food production companies, with widespread distribution and a sterling national reputation. Alma founder Sarah Hart said she’ll leave the company as the sale is…

There’s already one huge waterfront development underway in Vancouver, but another could be on its way. This week, the Port of Vancouver USA shared its preferred vision for its Terminal 1 property on the northern banks of the Columbia River. Plans include a mixed-use development that would likely see a 160-room Marriott hotel, multi-story office and mixed-use buildings and a public marketplace. In addition, the plan would extend the Renaissance Trail along the river and add public and cruise ship…

SpaceX plans to reveal the identity Monday of the first private passenger to fly around the moon on a rocket it is developing. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company, founded and headed by Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, posted the announcement Thursday on Twitter, along with an artist rendering of the spaceship, the Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR. “SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle — an important step toward enabling access for…

A proposed Oregon wind farm could become home to the nation’s tallest wind turbines, with blade tips reaching 650 feet into the air — more than 100 feet higher than the loftiest Portland skyscraper. Avangrid Renewables is considering the turbines for the Golden Hills Wind Project near the town of Wasco, about 100 miles east of Portland. State Energy Department staff this week recommended approval of the Portland-based company’s request to amend an existing site permit and allow for the mammoth…

A long-planned development that fell apart during the recession has new life through a new owner.

Several thousand culinary industry purveyors, writers and fans are cavorting through downtown Portland this weekend as Feast Portland gets underway. The 2018 program features the popular Night Market, which starts tonight at Zidell Yards, and the Grand Tasting, which began today at noon. Pictures from the Grand Tasting, the event’s centerpiece that takes place at Pioneer Courthouse Square, are above. The line to the Grand Tasting went around the block leading up to the 1 p.m. open. The program…