When Midwifery Care Is Out of Reach
Home births in Oregon surged in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — but insurance coverage for midwifery care is rare.
Fresh Solutions for Flexible Workplaces
Brand Story – Are you trying to find your workplace’s new state of normal? How about ways to attract and retain talented staff? Join this webinar and hear from three major, local employers as they discuss why and how to plan for a future that includes hybrid, remote, and in-office work.
UO Officially Buys Concordia University’s Portland Campus
The 19-acre, 23-building campus will reopen as the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in 2023, officials say.
CBN Ban Goes Into Effect Friday
The non-psychoactive hemp compound will disappear from grocery stores, but will be available in dispensaries for a one-year grace period.
BALA’s Next Shift
Portland-based BALA Footwear rocketed to almost immediate success in the early months of the pandemic. But a dispute between founders and its marketing team alienated its core customers, and now the startup is pivoting.
Care Scare
The shortage of direct-care workers and CNAs is going from bad to worse. How will Oregon find the labor needed to care for an aging population?
Measure 110: Making the Miracle of Recovery Possible for People Across Oregon
Julia Mines, executive director of the Miracles Club, writes about Measure 110’s impact
How to Cultivate Diversity and Equity
Leaders at Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt and OHSU talk about what works and what doesn’t in today’s business climate.
Portland Reinstates Building Energy Benchmarking for 2022
Brand Story – In 2015, the City of Portland approved a policy requiring commercial buildings 20,000 square feet or larger to track energy performance information using the Energy Star Portfolio Manager, and to report that information to the City annually.
Tonkon Torp LLP welcomes four attorneys to practice groups across the firm.
Kyle Grant joins the Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group. He is licensed to practice law in Oregon and Washington. In his practice, he represents clients on commercial real estate transactions and development, purchases and sales, leasing, financing, and land use. Mr. Grant also serves as a general counsel to condominium and planned community … Read more