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Belden Inc, a maker of networking and cable products, said it will buy Tripwire, a Portland-based cybersecurity firm, for $710 million. Belden said the transaction will add 65 cents per share to adjusted income from continuing operations in 2015.

Portland sued Uber on Monday to stop the fast-growing ride-hailing service from operating in the Oregon city until it follows local regulations.

Search engine Google Inc and five Asian telecom and communications companies have agreed to invest about $300 million to develop and operate a trans-Pacific cable network connecting the United States to Japan.

Austin, Texas-based startup CitySprout is raising $2 million in its second financing round to help consumers establish a link with the local farmers who produce their food.

Portland, US-based startup PayRange was launched by former VendScreen chief Paresh Patel to offer a simpler way of making mobile payments using a device that can be easily installed in vending machines.

Oregon, US-based wedding planning site WedBrilliant wants to give brides-to-be a simpler way of finding wedding vendors by functioning as an online one-stop shop for them.

Sunnyvale, California-based Internet giant Yahoo snapped up Portland, Oregon-based automated graphic design startup Vizify for an undisclosed amount as part of its on-going acquisition spree of design-focused startups.

Oregon, US-based vending machine technology firm VendScreen Inc has bagged $17.8 million in a funding round led by existing investors Merrickhanna Ventures and 3X5 Special Opportunity Fund.