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Ty Gluckman, M.D., on what the new lipid guidelines mean for payers | HSES 2026
Ty Gluckman, M.D., says the 2026 dyslipidemia guideline brings back risk-based LDL goals, and clinical inertia, not access, is now the biggest barrier. The 2026 dyslipidemia guideline is built around simplicity, bringing back LDL cholesterol goals defined by risk group, according to Ty Gluckman, M.D., medical director of the Center for Cardiovascular Analytics, Research and Data Science at the Providence Heart Institute in Portland, Oregon. Gluckman spoke with Managed Healthcare Executive at the.
WWEEK
Home Forward Says $38 Million Budget Deficit Is ‘Worse Than We Understood It to Be’
The city of Portland’s housing authority says its projected 2027 budget shortfall is worse than it originally believed. Home Forward interim executive director Michael Buonocore wrote in an Oct. 26 email to staff of the state’s largest public housing agency that its budget deficit going into 2027 is $38 million—a higher number than initially projected.
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What Luxury Home Buyers in Beaverton, Oregon Are Prioritizing in 2026
Luxury buyers on the West Coast want different things than they did five years ago, and in Beaverton, Oregon, those changes show up in which homes sell and which ones sit. Carey Hughes, who leads Carey Hughes Homes, has spent 26 years selling homes in Beaverton and across the Portland metro Westside. She says today’s higher-end buyers are focused on four things: quality, current technology, privacy, and space.
Vancouver Business Journal
PLS Engineering Announces New Team Members
PLS Engineering has announced that Valerie Uskoski, PE a Principal Civil Engineer with over 20 years of experience and formerly an equity owner of Hayward Uskoski & Associates, has joined PLS. Valerie has licenses in multiple states including Alaska. A graduate from WSU, she carries a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Her past projects range from subdivisions, surface mine permitting, permit compliance, road realignments, stormwater design and much more. Valerie is a Board Member of SAE Oregon and Baja SAE Committee Chair supporting much needed educational opportunities.
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This Massive Oregon Fabric Warehouse Has Aisles Of Bolts That Make Crafters Weak In The Knees
A fabric store with a roof made mostly of skylights sounds like a crafter’s daydream, and this one is real. Sunlight pours down onto thousands of bolts stacked across a sprawling warehouse floor. Much of the stock is deadstock, so the fabric you spot today may never come back....
Beaverton Valley Times
Oregon OHSA fines Beaverton company more than 300K for repeat violations
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Beaverton contractor $317,587 for repeatedly failing to protect workers from hazards. Luka’s General Construction was cited after OSHA found that employees […]
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....
Daily Journal of Commerce
Portland-based contractor’s hidden gag clause elicits lawsuit
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing regional residential contractor SFW Construction for preventing unhappy customers from posting negative reviews online about the company’s services, according to a lawsuit filed Oct. 20. SFW Construction, headquartered in Portland, provides siding and dry rot repair services. The lawsuit claims that since...
The Financial Wire
Starbucks filed closure notices for stores in Seattle, Spokane and Philadelphia
Starbucks has told two states it is shutting stores for good. A Washington filing dated October 7 covers five stores in Seattle, Redmond, Spokane and Vancouver, and a Pennsylvania listing covers two stores in Philadelphia. The notices count 51 workers in Washington and 18 in Philadelphia. Eight of the Washington jobs are at the company’s... The post Starbucks filed closure notices for stores in Seattle, Spokane and Philadelphia appeared first on The Financial Wire .
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Dovetail Workwear Promotes Co-Founder Sara DeLuca to CEO
Dovetail Workwear, the Portland, Oregon-based women’s workwear brand, is reporting that company Co-Founder Sara DeLuca has been promoted to CEO. The role is apparently a first for the company and brand and DeLuca fit the bill in recognition for her leadership as a co-founder and her track record as VP of product design and development, a role she assumed in 2024.