Many Oregonians will face insurance gap come January
Many Oregonians will not have subsidized health-insurance coverage by Jan. 1 because their applications were deemed incomplete by Cover Oregon.
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It’s still the news(paper)
The Oregonian’s move to a reduced distribution schedule is one more piece of evidence that the future of print newspapers is on a downward trajectory. Print is dying. Right?
Oregon makes money by selling voter information
In the past five years Oregon has generated $86,226 by selling voter information to political parties, campaigns, and private corporations.
Oregon’s online health exchange is still offline
Oregon’s online health-insurance exchange is the only system nationwide that has not gone live.
Tech leaders outraged by dismissal of OSU engineering school department head
Supporters of Oregon’s tech industry were surprised when Oregon State University announced its decision to replace Terri Fiez as the department head of OSU’s School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
U.S. gas prices down 2 cents per gallon, survey says
The average price of gasoline in the United States has dropped 2 cents per gallon in the past two weeks.
Materne bypasses Coburg
French applesauce maker won’t be locating a new factory and 240 jobs in Coburg.
CRAiLAR reaches agreements with Adidas, IKEA
Portland flax fiber supplier CRAiLAR Technologies reached a $3.2 million financing agreement with IKEA and a $2 million private placement from Hydra Ventures B.V., Adidas’ corporate venture arm.
Holiday party pitfalls
With the holidays in full swing, many companies are electing to celebrate with their employees by throwing holiday parties. There is always some degree of risk associated with any company-sponsored function.
Oregon unemployment drops to lowest point since September 2008
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 7.3% in November, its lowest point since September of 2008.