Portland affordable housing project receives grant
The non-profit Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East was awarded a $300,000 grant.
Wells Fargo profits rise
BBC: Profits at the bank rose 3% in Q2—the United State’s largest bank benefitted from the improving economy.
National blood drive fighting FDA ban on gay donors
TIME: The National Gay Blood Drive is raising awareness about the 1983 Food and Drug Administration ban prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood—a ban the organization finds outdated.
Workers are back
BY LINDA BAKER | OB EDITOR
Words and images touting the American worker are cropping up everywhere. Do worker-based marketing campaigns signify anxiety about the plight of the working class? Or pride in its resurgence?
Fifteen Lane Powell Attorneys Named ‘Oregon Super Lawyers’ and Five Named as ‘Oregon Rising Stars’
Fifteen Lane Powell attorneys have been named 2014 “Oregon Super Lawyers,” and another five attorneys have been named as “Oregon Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine.
Oregon’s Health CO-OP puts democratized healthcare into action
From its first-ever member forum, to upcoming Board elections, the Oregon-based, non-profit health organization is focused on letting members control their healthcare destiny.
Boeing sees 4.2% gain in airliner market
Bloomberg: Boeing Co. predicts demand in Asia will push commercial aircraft sales to $5.2 trillion over the next 20 years.
Adults with serious mental illness face 80% unemployment
Washington Post: Only 17.8% of people receiving public mental health services were employed in 2012—down for 23% in 2003.
Adidas introduces fitness wrist device
The company’s fitness wristband — FIT SMART — has a built-in heart rate monitor.
Generic drug settlement brings funds to Oregon
A $2.3 million settlement has been reached regarding generic drugs made in India.