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PacificSource to Cut 134 Oregon Jobs as Insurance Market Withdrawals Reshape Its Business

PacificSource will cut 134 Oregon jobs on December 31 as its withdrawal from major insurance markets reaches offices in Springfield, Salem, Portland and Bend, bringing the number of positions covered by two Oregon layoff notices this year to 231. The Springfield-based insurer is eliminating the nonunion positions as it leaves...

Oregon · 15d
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Stalled U-PACT program awaiting Oregon and federal aid

A pre-apprenticeship program that has prepared 139 prison inmates for careers in the construction industry is stalled until funding is secured. The Union Pre-Apprenticeship Construction Training (U-PACT) program ran out of funding on Sept. 30. “It’s an incredibly effective program,” said Louis De Sitter, lobbyist for Ironworkers Local 29. “We...

Oregon · 15d
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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....

Bend, OR · 17d
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This Oregon Farm Lets You Cut Your Own Christmas Tree

The hot cocoa is free, the saw is handed to you, and someone will shake and tie your tree when you’re done. That’s a pretty generous deal for a holiday chore. The family behind this Oregon tree farm has roots in the area going back to 1912. Their tree-growing know-how was handed down from a father and uncle who started a wholesale tree business in 1984. So these folks understand firs the way some people understand coffee.

Oregon · 16d
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That Oregon Life

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This Oregon Flour Mill Still Runs on a Water Right Older Than the State

Near Shedd, free tours bring Oregon’s oldest standing water-powered grain mill to life, from its vanished town to its working turbines.

Shedd, OR · 17d

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Oklahoma Firm Pitches 88-Mile Silver Spur Pipeline to Feed Northwest Gas Demand

The company that owns one of the largest natural gas pipeline networks in the Northwest wants to make it even bigger. Williams, an Oklahoma-based energy company that owns the 4,000-mile Northwest Pipeline system carrying fracked gas from Rocky Mountain states into Idaho, Washington and Oregon, has filed federal paperwork for a new 88-mile pipeline called the Silver Spur, with a proposed completion date of 2030.

Oregon · 16d

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Oregon Reviews Pension Investment Standards as SAIF Posts Gains and Returns $50 Million to Employers

Oregon’s investment officials reviewed the performance of funds supporting public employee pensions and workers’ compensation coverage October 21, reporting that a pension diversification portfolio met its annual investment target while the State Accident Insurance Fund exceeded its benchmarks across four reporting periods. The Oregon Investment Council’s review follows...

Oregon · 16d

The Cool Down

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Wildfire risk is squeezing home insurance in Oregon and residents are struggling

For homeowners, a nonrenewal can set off a cascade of problems.

Oregon · 16d

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Bridge & Burn Opening Party in Bend on October 29

Bridge & Burn invites the Bend community to gather at its retail store on Thursday, October 29, from 5-8pm to celebrate the recent opening of their second retail location and spend an evening together. While the evening was planned to celebrate the retail opening and arrival of the new Fall...

Bend, OR · 17d

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Deschutes County to Mail Property Tax Statements

Deschutes County will mail property tax statements to residents this week. Property owners who have signed up to receive electronic statements will receive their annual electronic statement by email. Property taxes help fund local services, including libraries, education and public safety. Property owners may pay their bill in full or...

Deschutes County, OR · 16d

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Oregon irrigated cropland rents not keeping pace with inflation

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Washington sees farmland rents drop in nominal terms. Oregon cash rents for irrigated farmland aren’t keeping pace with inflation, according to a new analysis from Oregon State University. USDA data shows irrigated cropland rents hit $265 per acre this year in Oregon, up...

Oregon · 16d

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Oregon Housing and Community Services Funding Preserves 480 Affordable Rental Homes Across Oregon

Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) announced funding approvals by the Oregon Housing Stability Council to develop or preserve 480 affordable rental homes and 36 homes for purchase in Newport, Grants Pass, Eugene, Lincoln City, Bend, Portland, and Hillsboro. The rental investments include new housing for older adults, family-sized apartments,...

Oregon · 17d

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10 Oregon Meat Markets Where Filling the Freezer Costs Less Than at Big Grocery Chains

One Oregon butcher shop keeps a frozen meat freezer that’s always marked down 20 percent. I had to read that twice. A whole freezer, on permanent discount, just sitting there. Then I kept digging. One shop opens at 6 AM on Saturdays. Another has been cutting meat since 1908,...

Oregon · 19d

Bend Source

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Keeping Chickens through the Winter

I have nothing but mad respect for those people who raise chickens. It’s a serious commitment that demands attention 365 days a year, rain or shine, snow or smoke. Speaking of snow, some weather prognosticators are saying that we might see a significant amount of snow this year. Yeah, I’ll believe it when I’m shoveling […] The post Keeping Chickens through the Winter appeared first on The Source - Bend, Oregon .

Bend, OR · 17d

Columbia County Spotlight

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9 states, including Oregon, shed jobs in the past year

Nine states and the District of Columbia lost jobs in the year ending in September, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hit hard […]

Oregon · 17d

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Craft flour mill opens on Umatilla Indian Reservation. It could be a boon for Northwest wheat

As Oregon wheat farmers barely break even, a burgeoning Washington flour company could be a boon for farmers and bring premium Pacific Northwest grown wheat to the national spotlight. Cairnspring Mills will soon open its Blue Mountain Mill in Pendleton, a stone mill built to bring locally-sourced craft flour to...

Pendleton, OR · 19d

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$205 Million Federal Investment Positions Coos Bay for Major Expansion of Oregon’s International Shipping Industry

A federal investment of nearly $205 million is advancing one of Oregon’s largest proposed transportation and economic development projects, providing substantial funding to modernize the Coos Bay Rail Line and establish the infrastructure necessary for a new international container shipping terminal on the state’s southern coast. The $204.8...

Oregon · 18d

Pacific Northwest Ag Network

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Rain And Snow Slowing Winter Wheat Planting Nationally, But Pacific Northwest Stays Ahead Of Schedule

Winter wheat planting is lagging behind schedule across much of America, held back by wet weather and early snow. The Northwest is the bright spot, with Oregon, Idaho, and Washington all ahead of their usual progress.

Oregon · 17d

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OPINION: Oregon must protect its salmon and build an affordable energy future

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... More than 40 years ago, I caught my first salmon, a 25-pound spring Chinook in the Willamette. In truth, that fish caught me. I was pregnant with my second child and I was determined that those magnificent fish would be here for my children and generations to come. I brought that fish home and proudly fed my family. The next fish I caught was a steelhead, and honestly, it’s terrifying to hear that this year’s run of steelhead may be the smallest since we started tracking their numbers.

Oregon · 17d

West Linn Tidings

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9 states, including Oregon, shed jobs in the past year

Nine states and the District of Columbia lost jobs in the year ending in September, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hit hard […]

Oregon · 17d