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Novak: The Eugene Clean Energy Fund is a measure to fund the future
If you’ve been paying attention to recent climate reports, it’s getting scary. A new United Nations report finds that under current policies, global warming will reach 2.8 degrees Celsius by 2100, over a degree warmer than the 1.5 degrees Celsius target set by the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
lookouteugene-springfield.com
Eugene will require home sellers to list energy efficiency scores
The city of Eugene will require people selling their homes to include in real estate listings an assessment of the property’s energy performance. A home energy score is a tool developed by the U.S. Department of Energy. It assesses a dwelling’s physical and mechanical features — like the foundation, insulation, windows, and heating and cooling systems — to gauge its expected energy use on a scale of 1 to 10.
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The Register-Guard
springfieldbottomline.com
Bushnell Launches $36M Capital Campaign with Largest Single Local Corporate
On Saturday, October 24, Bushnell University launched its Venture Further $36M campaign with more than $11M already committed, including the largest one-time corporate foundation gift in their history: $1M from OCCU Foundation. This extraordinary gift is dedicated to supporting the buildout of the OCCU Foundation Healthcare Simulation Center to serve...
centraloregondaily.com
Pacific Power rates will drop twice before a new increase hits in April 2027
(Central Oregon Daily News editor's note: Pacific Power has more than 100,000 customers in Central Oregon) Pacific Power announced it has reached a stipulated settlement with the Oregon Public Utility Commission that would allow it to hike rates next spring after first lowering them. Customers of the utility will see...
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This Huge Oregon Quilt Shop Stocks Over 8,000 Fabrics, and Crafters Drive Hours to See It
Some quilters plan whole road trips around a single fabric store, and one shop in Lebanon, Oregon, keeps earning that kind of loyalty. People arrive from across the Willamette Valley and even from other states, ready to spend an hour or more just browsing the bolts. The shelves hold batiks, nature prints, precut bundles, kits, patterns, and the tools to finish nearly any project.
klcc.org
Restoring trust: New CEO of PeaceHealth talks about a new chapter
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Silicon Florist
Azenta acquires SynPlexity, a University of Oregon spinout
SynPlexity is a Eugene company, based at the University of Oregon’s Knight Campus. It was cofounded by Knight Campus bioengineering professor Calin Plesa. And it was a University of Oregon spinout and a Launch Oregon portfolio company. Well, today, Azenta announced that it has acquired SynPlexity. Azenta has also acquired SynPlexity, adding pooled gene assembly ...
nbc16.com
Eugene home sellers must provide energy scores starting in April under new city rule
EUGENE, Ore. — Eugene homeowners who plan to sell their houses will soon be required to provide a home energy score, a new city policy leaders say is aimed at cutting pollution and energy waste while improving affordability. The assessment could cost sellers up to $250. A Eugene real...
kepw-wholecommunity.news
Eugene approves home energy score
Councilor Mike Clark: I believe that this is a great deal more about creating a database of everybody's home in Eugene than it is about serving buyers and their best interests. Presenter: The City Council approves a home energy score, even though one councilor said the realtors don’t like it....
tricitiesbusinessnews.com
nbc16.com
In Eugene, Scheumack Broom Company crafts 5,000 brooms a year
EUGENE, Ore. — Halloween is the busiest season for a broom shop in Eugene’s Whiteaker neighborhood. That's because it's one of the few in the country still making brooms with traditional tools and techniques. Sometimes a broom can be more than just a household tool; it could be...
nbc16.com
30-year streak: LTD's financial report honored by GFOA
EUGENE, Ore. — Lane Transit District (LTD) has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its annual comprehensive financial report for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2025, the district reported.