Archive for June 2020
Indigenous Peoples Day officially recognized at LCC
Tuesday, June 23, 2020 EUGENE, Ore.–The second Monday of every October will now be known as Indigenous Peoples Day at Lane Community College. LCC’s Board of Education unanimously adopted a resolution making the change at its June 17 meeting. The resolution commemorates and honors Lane’s Native American heritage, culture and community and intends to welcome…
Read MoreThe Unemployment Rate Edges Down While High Unemployment Continues
Employment in Lane County (Eugene MSA) May seasonally adjusted unemployment rates are not available for Lane County due to processing delays caused by large changes in unemployment in recent months. Not seasonally adjusted unemployment rates are being used for this news release. They reflect May’s increasein employment-related to Phase 1 reopening and a small decrease…
Read MoreMaintenance Dredging of Coos Bay Harbor River Miles Twelve to Fifteen Scheduled to Commence Early July
Coos Bay, OR – American Construction Company has been contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform maintenance dredging in the Coos Bay harbor from River Miles twelve to fifteen beginning on or around July 1, 2020. Dredging was also conducted in this section of the FederalNavigation Channel throughout the summer of 2019.…
Read MoreDr. Dan Peterson Appointed Oregon Tech’s Dean of the College of Health, Arts and Sciences
June 18, 2020, KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) announced today that Dan Peterson, Ph.D., has been appointed as dean of the College of Health, Arts and Sciences (HAS), effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Peterson has been serving as interim dean over the last year and has been a member of the faculty in…
Read MorePeople’s Bank Celebrates Success in PPP Lending
June 5, 2020 Release By: Ken Trautman, President & CEO Medford, Oregon People’s Bank of Commerce (OTCBB: PBCO) reports significant support of its communities in providing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans during the COVID-19 crisis. To date, the community bank has provided over 900 PPP loans totaling $91 million to small businesses. The SBA processing fee…
Read MoreIf You See Tracks, Think Train
Coos Bay, OR – The Oregon International Port of Coos Bay (Port) owns and operates the Coos Bay Rail Line and wants to remind the public to observe all safety precautions when near a rail line. The Coos Bay Rail Line is a short line railroad that connects industries in Coos, Douglas, and Lane Counties to…
Read MoreYou received PPP money. Now how do you apply for forgiveness?
Julia Beattie, Chief Lending Officer at People’s Bank of Commerce, was the guest on the Southern Oregon Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur (E2E) zoom meeting, on Wednesday, June 3. She discussed the loan forgiveness process in great detail and answered questions from the online audience. Follow the Southern Oregon Entrepreneur to Entrepreneur group on Facebook or on…
Read MoreOregon’s 2019 Natural Population Increase Was the Lowest on Record
By Sarah Cunningham In 2019, Oregon’s population increased by 41,100 to 4,236,400. This marked growth of 1.0 percent over the year, and growth of 10.6 percent since the 2010 Census. Portland State University’s Population Research Center recently released more detailed information on why this population growth has occurred. There are two main reasons that lead…
Read MoreSOBJ 2015-2020 Covers
To fully appreciate the scope of Greg’s work over the first 5 years of the Southern Oregon Business Journal, we are posting the covers of each issue. It’s an impressive body of work. At the bottom of the list is the enlarged cover of the first issue as well as the marketing brochure he created…
Read MoreKansas City’s Fateful Suburban Experiment
By Daniel Herriges We are living in the aftermath of an unprecedented experiment in how we build and inhabit cities. Most people alive in the United States today have only ever known post-World War II development patterns. Most of us have never experienced an era without commuter suburbs outside major cities, or without freeways ringing…
Read MoreWho Are the COVID-19 Unemployed in Oregon?
By Damon Runberg One of the most visible and devastating impacts of the state’s stay-at-home order to protect us from the human health crisis presented by COVID-19 has been mass layoffs. Tens of millions of initial claims for unemployment insurance were filed across the nation in the first nine weeks of the crisis. Here in…
Read MorePostcards from the edges: Density is not Destiny
By Joe CortrightCity Observatory There’s a meme equating density with Covid-19 risk. Two polar cases shows that density (or lack thereof) has little to do with the spread of the pandemic. Many, including New York’s Governor, have been quick to blame density for the spread of Covid-19. Last month, we looked at data for one of…
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