Salem’s Mill Creek Property Lifts the Mid- Willamette Valley to Prime Time
BY STUART WATSON
When Garmin AT needed to consolidate operations for its 550 employees, it scanned its entire corporate map for possible sites.
Brand Stories
Hart Wagner Helps Clients Avoid Costly Legal Actions
BY STUART WATSON
Court experience helps legal firm anticipate potential problems for clients and prevent expensive litigation.
A Waterfront Awakens
BY ERIN J. BERNARD
Economic diversity has proven a smart strategy for the Port of Hood River. How can other Oregon communities replicate the model?
Frontier’s Local Focus Links Rural Oregon With Wider World
BY STU WATSON
Phone, Internet needs of small community school districts earn attention of top-five telecom provider.
A Fertile Partnership
BY ERIN J. BERNARD
Farmland LP grows its vision for organic farming in Oregon.
Strategies for Coping with the Rising Health Plan Costs & the Affordable Care Act
BY GARY ALTON
Employers are still struggling with ways to control the rising costs of their health plans.
BOLI Advisory Opinion Concludes That Uber Drivers Are Employees
BY MICHAEL G. MCCLORY
Yesterday, BOLI announced in an “Advisory Opinion” that “Uber drivers are employees.” The agency did not reach this conclusion after studying the facts of an actual case in controversy. It admits that “no case relevant to this question has been filed with BOLI.” Nevertheless, BOLI decided to offer its (non-binding) opinion anyway. The Bullard Edge believes that the absence of an actual case may have lulled the agency into a number of generalities of analysis that are open to question.
What Can Employers Do About Gun Violence In The Workplace
BY MICHAEL G. MCCLORY
Almost all of us can agree with this statement: America has too much gun violence in the workplace. From there, though, things get murky.
Oregon’s Growing Wage Gap
BY ERIN J. BERNARD
Wage gaps and workforce shortages are threatening the quality of care and supports to Oregonians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Who’s caring for those who care for our most vulnerable residents?
A Case Study on How One Company Tackled Hunger In Oregon
BY STUART WATSON
Engaging employees and customers along the way.