Business groups, GOP express concerns regarding paid sick leave bill
Some warn that passage of bill would force them to “close our doors or lay people off.”
Oregon Business Team
ODOT pays to study quake solutions for Medford I-5 viaduct
The Oregon Department of Transportation has hired a company to review the bridge that could collapse should an earthquake occur.
Everything old is new again: How the EEOC is reinventing itself
BY TAMSEN LEACHMAN | OB GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
It is important to understand the EEOC’s priorities, and ensure that your leadership understands the shifting expectations of regulators and the heightened standards to which you (and they) may be held.
Hacking ring responsible for theft of $1B from banks
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The cybercriminals have been active since at least the end of 2013, a cybersecurity report says.
Feds still mulling drone guidelines
ASSOCIATED PRESS: The government says citizens can use drones — just with restrictions.
Business owners bemoan Hanjin’s departure from Portland
Companies that rely on America-to-Asia transit find themselves without options.
Medford police chief: High violent crime ranking based on bad numbers
The Southern Oregon town believes nationally-reported numbers are being blown out of proportion.
Legal woes persist for Kitzhaber, Hayes
The couple face possible Federal penalties as the state justice department says Hayes is subject to corruption charges.
The hidden problems of data, phone centers
In Hillsboro, data centers take advantage of a tax loophole — but are these companies living up to their end of the deal?
Meyer Memorial Trust plans for break to refocus goals
The state’s third-largest charitable foundation will take a hiatus from the middle of March through the fall.