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Health reform still plans Salem campaign
This won’t be an easy legislative session for health-care reform. It was one of the 2007 legislative session’s biggest stars; this year it plays second fiddle to the economy, jobs and economic stimulus.
November ’08 real estate and construction indicators
FEBRUARY 2009: INDICATORS, THE STATE WE’RE IN All “latest” numbers are for November 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change REAL ESTATE/CONSTRUCTION PERMITS Portland-area homes New listings 2,687 3,605 3,369 -20.2% Willamette Valley Multiple listing sales, millions $93.5 $113.6 $127.3 -26.6% Central Oregon Multiple listing sales, millions $53.5 $91.6 $108.6 … Read more
Jobless fund steady despite rising claims
Oregon’s unemployed drained more than $318 million from the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund in fourth-quarter 2008, as the number of claimants rose to 105,451 by year’s end.
November ’08 farming, natural resources and energy indicators
All “latest” numbers are for November 2008 unless otherwise noted. Latest Month Previous Month Previous Year Annual Change FARMING/NATURAL RESOURCES/ENERGY Wheat price No.1 soft white, at Portland, per bushel (December) $5.28 $5.23 $12.39 -57.4% All farm products Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) 155 158 153 1.3% All crops Farm price index (1990-1992=100%) (December) 169 174 … Read more
Read it and don’t weep
My family landed on the Space Coast of Florida in 1968, bewildered Rust Belt astronauts trying to make their way.
Graphic: Western states’ small-biz pay grows in ’08
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Powerlist: Meeting facilities
Ranked by total square feet of meeting space