Editor’s roundup
The DOE takes another hit, transportation package in jeopardy and John Kitzhaber can’t catch a break.
EV conference outgrows space, attendance doubles
Record attendance at a long-running electric vehicle conference in Portland shows how the sector is maturing.
Editor’s roundup
A familiar figure takes the reins at Lewis & Clark, Travel Oregon is awash in money and Astoria champions a new economic development plan.
Supreme Court Confirms Pension and Benefit Plans Maintained by Church Affiliates May Be Exempt from ERISA
In an 8-0 decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the exemption under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) for church-sponsored employee benefit plans extends to plans maintained by entities that are affiliated with a church (“church-affiliated entities”), even if the plan was not established by a church. The holding comes as … Read more
Editor’s roundup
The Dalai Lama speaks, business tax discussions press on and Medford company scores a nanotechnology partnership.
Sussman Shank Helps Bring New Amazon Facility to Troutdale
On June 5th, Sussman Shank client Trammell Crow Company and one of its affiliates completed the purchase of a 73-acre site at the Troutdale Reynolds Industrial Park developed by the Port of Portland. Sussman Shank partners Patrick Rowe and Jeffrey Tarr served as legal counsel to Trammell Crow and its affiliate in what was a … Read more
Morning roundup
Disconnect exposed between transportation bills and environmental objectives, Humm Kombucha lands institutional investor and hospital association leader nets Medicaid funding.
An unsteady state: business associations divide, merge and multiply
A merger between Oregon’s largest business associations exposes divisions in the state’s increasingly fragmented for-profit sector.
As cannabis industry grows, tensions rise over energy use
Energy use is a lightning rod for conflict between the old and new economies.
Morning roundup
Zoom under FBI investigation, Shakespeare festival director weighs in on Trump theater controversy and Oregon businesses decamp to Idaho.