Intel to cut 784 jobs from local workforce
The chipmaker plans to cut jobs in Hillsboro and Aloha.
Employment labor
Bend city officials and union take collaborative approach to negotiations
The two sides have agreed to focus on “interest-based bargaining” at their upcoming meeting later this month.
Evraz to close pipe mill, lay off 230
The steel-making pipe facility in North Portland will shutter due to dismal oil and gas markets.
Founders of 10 Barrel Brewing, Sock It to Me, Skyward to Share Their Stories at OEN’s Entrepreneurial Summit: What’s Your Wilson?
The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) will be presenting its third annual Entrepreneurial Summit on Friday, June 5 at Castaway in Portland, Oregon.
Gov. Kitzhaber Appoints McMonies to Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Committee
Governor John A. Kitzhaber recently appointed Lane Powell Shareholder Walter W. McMonies to serve a four-year term as the Multifamily Stakeholder Member on the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission (“OSSPAC”), which is dedicated to promoting earthquake awareness and preparedness through education, research and legislation.
Lane County home sales rise
The Lane County residential real estate market showed improvement in September from a year earlier.
Curry County calls for first ever sales tax
To compensate for loss of forest payments, a citizens’ committee recommends county sales tax.
Solar supplier rides spiral down, lays off 100
One hundred of the 140 workers at a Portland factory will lose their jobs as the global solar industry enters a downward spiral expected to claim more victims.
UP halts admissions to a graduate nursing program
The University of Portland halted admissions to one of its graduate nursing programs two weeks before applications were due for its 2012 class.
Oregon revenue forecast down $106.8M
Oregon’s state revenues dropped another $106.8 million, yet economists think the chances of another recession are lessening.