Estacada
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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 .
sgbonline.com
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.
realtor.com
Luxury Market Showdown: Denver, CO vs. Portland, OR
Two markets can look alike on paper and still offer luxury buyers very different experiences. In this series, we put two metros head to head and compare where luxury starts, how fast high-end homes sell, how much space a luxury budget buys, and which neighborhoods sit at the top of each market.The right choice depends on what a buyer values most.
Channel 6000
Helicopters will soon begin mapping mineral deposits in Eastern Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Low flying helicopters will soon descend on Eastern Oregon as part of an effort to modernize the country’s natural resource maps. Flights will begin in October and cover a portion of the Blue Mountains as part of a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, according to an Oct. 20 press release from USGS.
psuvanguard.com
Three Active Construction Sites on Campus, More to Come in Future Years
As students return for the academic year, they will find multiple construction and renovation projects happening on campus. According to Jason Franklin, the Associate Vice President for Planning, Construction and Real Estate, this isn’t out of the norm for campus. “We typically have at least one major construction project...
The Money Overview
Social Security closed its Portland repayment lockbox, and overpayment checks reaching the old post office box after December 30 are returned to sender
Social Security has retired the Portland, Oregon, post office box that took repayment checks, and mail still sent there after December 30, 2026, will go back to the sender. The agency now directs those payments to a post office box in Philadelphia. People who are repaying an overpayment by mail have until December 30 before […] The post Social Security closed its Portland repayment lockbox, and overpayment checks reaching the old post office box after December 30 are returned to sender appeared first on The Money Overview .
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The Oregon Mycological Society’s upcoming fall show platforms local mushrooms and expert education
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Mycological Society is a non-profit educational and scientific organization. Its mission is to study, collect, and identify fungi, to educate members and the public in fungi identification, and to promote health and safety in the gathering and consumption of fungi. And on Sunday,...
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Portland fee waiver program hasn’t spurred massive increase in new construction
Portland’s mission to incentivize new housing construction has done little to change the sluggish pace of development in the city. According to a new city report, residential construction in Portland this year is on track to meet or slightly exceed last year’s rate. That’s despite a new program...
Business Insurance
Oregon contractor fined for repeat safety violations
A Beaverton, Oregon, construction company has been fined $317,587 for repeat violations involving fall protection, ladder safety and training records, state workplace safety regulators said Thursday. Luka’s General Construction was cited after an inspection at a two-story house in Molalla, where employees working on the roof faced falls of up...
WWEEK
Isn’t There a Way to Use All These Empty Buildings?
Your article was right on [Dr. Know, WW, Oct. 7]. I live downtown. As I walk by all the “for lease” signs and empty storefronts, I think about how we complain of a housing shortage, yet we have all this empty commercial space. Everyone talks about how expensive it is to turn offices into housing, but there’s got to be a way to use all these empty buildings. —Linda K.
americaninfrastructuremag.com
Tualatin unveils city’s first hydropower project
Tualatin, Ore., celebrated the opening of the city’s first hydropower project, which is expected to generate more than 270,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity each year. The project installed a 56-kilowatt in-pipe hydropower system at the Tualatin City Services facility, capturing unused pressure from the Bull Run Reservoir to Tualatin’s...