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Dutch Bros Brews Up Retail Expansion with Consumer Packaged Goods Launch

Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS), the rapidly expanding drive-thru coffee chain, has announced its entry into...
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Lithia & Driveway (LAD) Announces Chief Operating Officer Transition

MEDFORD, Ore., April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) has announced today that Adam Chamberlain will transition...
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César E. Chávez Leadership Conference returns to SOU

Southern Oregon University’s Youth Programs department brought local high school students to the university campus recently...
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Unorthodox path: recent SOU graduate bound for Oxford

(Ashland, Ore.) — Achieving success wasn’t the issue for Taran Cross. He had risen to the...
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New Study Illuminates Business Expansion Dynamics in Oregon

A recent study conducted by Business Oregon, in collaboration with Oregon Business & Industry and the...
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Oregon’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program Announces Entities that are Prequalified to Apply for Grants Starting April 22, 2025

Oregon will invest $689 million from federal BEAD funding to provide all unserved and underserved Oregonians...
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Oregon’s Innovation Strategy Aims to Counter Workforce Crunch

Across the United States, a demographic shift is quietly reshaping the economy—and Oregon is no exception....
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Oregon’s Trade Patterns 

by Damon Runberg, Business Oregon Economist There has been a lot of extra attention on Oregon...
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Spotlight: Oregon Trade and Tariff Impacts

Trade in Oregon Trade is a critical component to Oregon’s economy and the state’s businesses. By...
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Focus on Manufacturing : NIC Industries

NIC Industries, Inc., headquartered in White City, Oregon, is a prominent manufacturer of advanced coatings, distributing...
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Southern Oregon’s Housing Crunch: A Growing Threat to Our Workforce and Local Economy

Southern Oregon’s Housing Crunch: A Growing Threat to Our Workforce and Local Economy In Southern Oregon,...
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Oregon’s Multiple Jobholders in 2024

by Anna Johnson, Senior Economic Analyst, Oregon Employment Department April 8, 2025 In 2024, 127,000 Oregonians held...
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Difficult to Fill Job Openings in 2024

by Anna Johnson, Senior Economic Analyst, Oregon Employment Department April 8, 2025 What can employers do to...
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Oregon’s Wood Product Manufacturing Industry Is Still Important, Especially in Rural Areas

by Brian Rooney, Regional Economist, Douglas and Lane counties, Oregon Employment Department April 18, 2025 Once Oregon’s...
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Oregon lawmakers share $38 billion budget framework amid federal uncertainty

Proposed federal cuts could blow a multi-billion-dollar hole in the state’s budget Oregon is in a...
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Oregon needs to build 29,500 more homes each year, chief economist says

Oregon needs to build about 29,500 more homes each year, mostly in the Portland region and...
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Oregon’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.4% in January

Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.4% in January and 4.3%, as revised, in December, after rising gradually...
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SOREDI Foundation Issues Matching Grant to Josephine County StartUps

SOREDI Foundation is proud to announce a matching gift to catalyze childcare businesses through a new...

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