Camas Valley
Camas Valley, OR · Business
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Farmworker Housing project ready for tenants
A newest apartment block in East Albany, named “Colonia del Valle Prospero,” looked ready for tenants when I walked around it last week. The Spanish name means “Prosperous Valley Neighborhood,” or maybe “Thriving Valley Neighborhood,” according to Google. Either way, it is Phase 1...
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Lane Community College offers buyouts to some long-time employees
Lane Community College announced Friday that it will offer incentives to some longtime employees who volunteer to leave or retire. The college shared the news in two emails to its workers Friday morning, saying it had reached agreements with its classified and faculty unions. Employees in the program could leave...
centraloregondaily.com
PacificSource cuts 134 more jobs, including in Bend
More layoffs are coming to PacificSource Health Plans by the end of the year. PacificSource is laying off 134 workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification uploaded Oct. 21. The 134 non-union workers will be permanently laid off from locations in Springfield, Salem, Portland and Bend, effective Dec....
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theashlandchronicle.com
Eugene, Oregon Soon to Vote on Whether to Set Up a Climate Fund Paid for By Fees From Companies Like Amazon
Will a second US city tax billion-dollar firms to fund clean energy?. Eugene, Oregon, will soon vote on whether to set up a climate fund paid for by fees on companies like Amazon. Nearby Portland has already put the idea to the test. By Alison F. Takemura. Amy Winton doesn’t...
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IR-4 Environmental Horticulture program can have impact on nursery industry
Since 2025, I have served as leader of the IR-4 Pesticide Registration Field Research program at Oregon State University. The program is based at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center (NWREC) in Aurora, Oregon, and runs all the field trials necessary for registering new pesticides in specialty crops. In...
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Clean Energy Fund backers allege opposition broke campaign finance rules
A complaint filed Tuesday, Oct. 20, with the Oregon Secretary of State’s office alleges that the political action committee opposing the Eugene Clean Energy Fund ballot measure failed to report $40,000 in contributions on time. The Eugene Clean Energy Fund, also known as Measure 20-388, would charge large retailers...
eugeneweekly.com
Eugene is a Union Town
For too long, big billion-dollar corporations have been bringing in record profits while working people are squeezed tighter and tighter. Eugeneans are facing an affordability crisis, with the cost of living continuing to increase while the job market tightens and wages stagnate. Between 1980 and 2021, incomes have grown only...
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Eugene locals share what's draining their budget
EUGENE, Ore. — Struggles with the cost of living and affordability are front of mind for millions of Americans, especially heading into election season. | Rising housing, child care costs drive affordability struggles in Oregon. Reporter Sophia Takla stopped by the Eugene Farmers Market to ask people what has...