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From Bend and Redmond, to Sisters and surrounding communities, Republic Services electric collection vehicles are becoming an increasingly familiar part of daily recycling and waste operations in Central Oregon. That presence reflects the company’s commitment to advancing sustainable solutions while delivering the reliable service customers expect. Republic Services currently...
State lawmakers express ongoing concern regarding nearly $1 million in unreported labor consultant spending; Oregon nurses union demands ‘real answers’. Asante CEO Tom Gessel declined to answer a half-dozen questions posted in a recent inquiry from two state legislators regarding over $1 million allegedly spent on so-called “anti-union” labor relations firms and said Southern Oregon’s largest healthcare provider has not been engaged with groups for “labor-related staff-level education” since 2023.
Columbia Bank recently announced that it ranked as the No. 1 U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) lender in Washington and Oregon for federal fiscal year 2026, according to SBA reporting data. In Washington, the bank approved 235 SBA 7(a) loans in federal fiscal year 2026, averaging $99,517 per loan. Earlier...
After 17 years of connecting Central Oregon residents with the farmers, ranchers, and makers who feed their community, Central Oregon Locavore is opening its second marketplace in Bend’s Discovery West neighborhood on Thursday, November 19. The grand opening celebration begins at 9:30 a.m. with special remarks and a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by the marketplace opening […] The post Locavore Opens Discovery West Marketplace November 19 appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .
A company proposing to build a nonconventional diesel refinery on the Columbia River is facing foreclosure, lawsuits and other major financial challenges across the country, according to research collected by Oregon nonprofits. The groups are calling on Gov. Tina Kotek to rescind her support of the project in light of the new information. A letter to the governor flagged Houston-based NEXT Renewable Fuels is no longer allowed to operate in Delaware because it owes nearly half a million dollars in back taxes to the state. Audrey Leonard, staff attorney for the environmental group Columbia Riverkeeper, said the problems do not stop there, adding the site of the proposed refinery in Oregon is under foreclosure because NEXT failed to make payments. "They failed to pay their business taxes and are being sued by investors and consultants that they've hired - all factors into the laundry list of reasons that this is a really bad idea for Oregon and for the community in Clatskanie," Leonard stressed. Leonard noted Kotek voiced her support for the project last year, citing the potential for jobs and added tax revenue. Neither NEXT nor the governor's office responded to a request for comment. On its website, NEXT
Cecil Hitchcock was born on May 7, 1879, in Sumner, Illinois. He grew up in Illinois, and as a young man, he and two of his cousins set out to […]
OREGON – (Sponsored Content by Energy Trust of Oregon) As cold air and frost return to the Columbia River Basin, so do higher heating bills. This year, there’s more help available to keep your home warm and your energy bills down. Energy Trust of Oregon is a nonprofit...
Senior homeowners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Idaho and Michigan face property tax relief filing dates that start with Oregon’s Dec. 1 cutoff for late deferral applications and run through Pennsylvania’s Dec. 31 rebate deadline. Idaho’s window does not open until Jan. 1, and Michigan’s homestead credit stays claimable for years. Each state sets its own […] The post Senior homeowners in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oregon, Idaho and Michigan face property tax relief deadlines, from Oregon’s Dec. 1 late filing to Pennsylvania’s Dec. 31 rebate appeared first on The Money Overview .
Oregonians can tell state regulators Nov. 10 their thoughts on the state’s largest utility’s latest efforts to raise their electricity bills for an eighth year in a row. Portland General […]
Oregon has no single system for tracking data on farmworkers or handling their complaints about working conditions, according to a new state report that examined everything from pesticide exposure to substandard housing. The 75-page review, released by the Legislative Policy and Research Office, found that the state’s agricultural data is scattered across agencies, outdated by the time it reaches decision-makers, and incomplete in ways that make it hard to see the full picture of life and labor on Oregon farms.
The lack of clear metrics makes it harder for the state to track the wellbeing of farmworkers throughout the state, the report argues. Oregon lacks a unified system to track […]
The fossil fuel defendants in the case had sought to have the climate case dismissed, saying state governments did not have the power to regulate their interstate pollution. An Oregon […]
Open Enrollment for 2027 health coverage is now underway, and people in Oregon have a new place to shop for health insurance: Explore Health. Explore Health, Oregon’s new state-based health insurance marketplace, officially launched Nov. 1. It replaces the federal platform HealthCare.gov as the place for people in Oregon to shop for private health coverage, find out if they can get financial help, and enroll in a health plan.
Kelly Doherty had been in elected office for less than a month when Amazon reached out. In a July 2023 email, an Amazon representative congratulated Doherty on winning a seat on the commission that oversees the Port of Morrow in Eastern Oregon and offered to introduce her to Sheena Sharma and Courtney Lee.
Updated 2026 guide draws on more than 30 years and roughly 7,000 bankruptcy cases to answer the questions Oregonians ask most about debt, bankruptcy and the alternatives Michael D. O’Brien, founder of Portland consumer bankruptcy firm Michael D. O’Brien & Associates, P.C., has published an updated third edition of Oregon Bankruptcy Relief: Stop Looking Back […]
Bird flu is confirmed in a Clackamas County commercial flock, Oregon's first this year. The farm is under quarantine and no poultry products entered the food supply.
Company's first-of-a-kind intelligent imaging system aims to expand patient access, streamline high-quality cardiac care, and establish the foundation for future robotic interventions. Laza Medical, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company pioneering AI-powered robotic imaging solutions for cardiac interventions, today announced it has raised up to $160 million in Series B structured...
Oregon lacks a unified system to track data and handle complaints about working conditions from farmworkers who make up the backbone of the state’s multi-billion dollar agricultural industry, a new state report found.
