Reconstructing Health Care
As the feds waffle on health care policy, employers take charge. We dive into the wonky world of private-sector insurance plans and the booming business of wellness programming.
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The Private 150: The list of the most headaches
Every year the research editor of Oregon Business puts together the Private 150 list — a roster of private companies headquartered in Oregon ranked by annual revenue.
Oregon unemployment remains flat in August
Unemployment remained almost perfectly flat in August, with 21 of Oregon’s 36 counties stuck in double-digit unemployment.
Private sector shapes education reform
Oregon’s business community scored a triumph in education reform this session, an effort that spotlights how the private sector — sometimes controversially — is shaping education reform and funding.