Job cuts in Oregon government, primarily at school districts, have helped keep the state’s unemployment rate high. Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 9.6 percent in August, up slightly from 9.5 percent in July.
Customer’s expectations are at an all-time high and for a lot of people and a lot of companies, it is frightening. For years businesses have been able to get by treating people mediocre and still making the deal. They were able to hold a high gross profit all while having a low customer satisfaction number. Well not anymore.
SoloPower landed more than $9.6 million in capital funding, weeks after signing a lease for its new North Portland plant.
After over five months under court protection, Harry & David is set to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy today.
Classified employees of the Oregon University System are set to take a strike vote this week.
A week of 90-degree temperatures following a wet spring means good news for Oregon wine growers.
For decades, the average size of new homes has been rising exponentially. However, the recession and housing crisis caused a sharp decline in average new housing sizes.
Bank of America says it will cut about 30,000 jobs over the next few years in a bid to save $5 billion per year.
Oregon’s Cone family built a fortune from federal timber beginning in the late 1800s, parlaying this into considerable economic and political power. Now, the Cone children are fighting in state and federal court over the ownership and control of the Cone fortune.
Ranchers contend Oregon is too quick to rule out wolves in livestock deaths, increasing the likelihood of steep financial losses on the farm.