Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway announced this week that they plan to acquire Precision Castparts, one of Oregon’s few Fortune 500 companies. The deal is Berkshire Hathaway’s most ambitious yet and at $37.4 billion, further strengthens its portfolio’s position in the industrial sector. The transaction requires approval by a majority of PCC’s outstanding shares and closing is expected to occur during the first quarter of 2016.