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Eugene Clean Energy Fund to hit midterm ballots; proponents and opponents weigh in
Voters can expect to see the Eugene Clean Energy Fund on their Eugene midterm election ballots. Modeled after Portland’s Clean Energy Fund, which passed in 2018, the initiative aims to create more efficient renewable energy programs, green energy jobs and infrastructure. The measure brings a 2% tax on businesses...
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Fire at seafood plant forces evacuations in Oregon
Evacuations were ordered in Oregon after a fire at a seafood plant sent thick smoke and fog into the air. The city of Newport says it is investigating if possible ammonia contamination has occurred. NBC News' George Solis reports.
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Here’s a better idea than the Lookout Editorial Board’s on clean energy funding | Letter to the editor
In response to the Lookout Eugene-Springfield Editorial Board’s position on the Eugene Clean Energy Fund, here’s a possible option to make the ballot measure more appealing. The editorial board said the Eugene City Council should “start a community discussion about diverting at least half of the estimated $15...
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Odors return to Baxter site during cleanup, but air stays safe, EPA says
In its expedited cleanup at J.H. Baxter, the Environmental Protection Agency has unearthed so much contaminated water and soil at the Superfund site that it could cover the football field at Autzen Stadium. And some of it smells. The Baxter site in West Eugene treated wood products like telephone poles...
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WorkSource Lane holds week-long career fair with industry-themed days
WorkSource Oregon’s Lane County office will hold career fairs daily, Oct. 26-30, at its Eugene office at 2510 Oakmont Way. The fair will run daily from 12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., with U.S. military veterans and eligible spouses given priority access starting at 12:00 p.m. "[Attendees] will want to...
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Lane County job seekers: free 5-day hiring event in Eugene
EUGENE, Ore. - WorkSource Oregon Lane is hosting a weeklong job fair marathon from Oct. 26 through Oct. 30 at its Eugene location. Veterans and eligible spouses will get priority access each day from noon to 12:30 p.m. The job fair opens to all job seekers daily from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at 2510 Oakmont Way in Eugene.
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Tariffs and fuel prices weigh on vendors at Lane County show
The Lane County Home Improvement Show in Eugene is underway and runs through the weekend, featuring home improvement, gardening, and fall-themed attractions, while vendors and organizers say rising tariffs, fuel costs, and mortgage rates are making remodeling decisions more expensive and timing more important.
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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...