PERS unfunded liability drops
PERS unfunded liability dropped from $14 billion a year ago to $11 billion.
Oregon driver’s licenses need revamp
Oregon must spend $16.3 million in six years to improve driver’s licenses or the federal government could stop recognizing them as identification documents.
Insurance companies extending health plans
Nine Oregon insurance companies plan to extend policies that aren’t compliant with the Affordable Care Act.
NAPE Foundation Names Two Additional Lane Powell/Lee Nusich Scholarships
The Naa Amerley Palm Education (“NAPE”) Foundation recently awarded two more Lane Powell/Lee Nusich Scholarships to deserving students attending institutions of higher learning in Ghana. Including the most recent recipients, a total of 48 scholarships have been awarded to Ghanaian university students since the scholarship foundation started in January 2009.
Small companies could boost Bend Airport
Epic Air and Leading Edge Aviation could help boost Bend Municipal Airport after losing numerous jobs with the loss of Cessna Aircraft.
Cover Oregon holds application fairs
Hundreds of Oregonians attended Cover Oregon application fairs in search of savings or simply to comply with the new federal coverage requirement.
Ski season off to slow start
The ski and snowboard season is getting underway at Mount Bachelor and Mount Hood, but powder is still scarce.
Record holiday shopping season expected
Holiday shoppers have one fewer week between Thanksgiving and Christmas, yet retail analysts still say it will be a record shopping season.
‘Great Satan’ strikes deal with ‘Axis of Evil’
Reuters: The agreement will provide limited relief of sanctions on Iran in return for curbs to its nuclear program.
Amazon workers face mental illness risk
BBC: A BBC investigation into a UK-based Amazon warehouse has found conditions that a stress expert said could cause “mental and physical illness”.