Oregon works to keep ‘frequent fliers’ out of ER
As part of a national health care overhaul, Oregon is trying to encourage people who frequent the emergency room to get their health care from regular doctors instead.
Year: 2013
Oregon Legislature mandates midwife licensing
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill that requires mandatory licensing of midwives.
Bank CEO steps down to lead SBA
Eugene-based Summit Bank CEO Ann Marie Mehlum is stepping down to become associate administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access.
Hollywood District’s last used bookstore closing
Northeast Portland’s Second Glance Books is closing, and then there won’t be any used book stores left in the Hollywood District.
Apple conspired to raise price of ebooks
Reuters: A federal judge ruled that the company conspired with five major publishers to raise the retail prices of e-books.
Map: which countries pay the most bribes
BBC: One person in four has paid a bribe to a public body in the last year, according to a survey carried out in 95 countries by Transparency International.
Startups drive new economy
It is incredibly easy to brush aside this newest wave of startups. The numbers feel inconsequential. The relative impact appears too small to calculate, especially when compared to the massive, well-established scale of some of Oregon’s traditional industries — and the Silicon Forest’s history of technology pursuits. But we have moved beyond a desire to emulate predecessors or recreate ecosystems toward actually building something new.
Oregon Legislature adjourns
The 2013 Oregon Legislature came to an anticlimactic close July 8.
Oregon timber harvest up 36 percent
Oregon’s timber harvest in 2012 was up 36% from its 2009 low.
Oregon has more jobs available
Oregon still has four unemployed people for every job opening, but the number of job vacancies is more than double those of 2009, according to a study by the state Employment Department.