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Oregon Launches New Online System for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Frances Online will provide better online customer service for people filingunemployment insurance claims MARCH 6, 2024 (SALEM, ORE.) – The Oregon Employment Department (OED) launched abrand new, easy-to-use online system for Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits this week. UIbenefits went live through Frances Online on Mon., March 4. “Frances Online is…
Read MoreOregon’s Nonfarm Payroll Employment Rises by 4,400 in February
By Gail Krumenauer, State Employment Economist In February, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4,400 jobs,following a revised loss of 5,700 jobs in January. February’s gains were largest in professionaland business services (+1,000 jobs) and in health care and social assistance (+900 jobs).Five other major industries each expanded…
Read MoreOregon AG Rosenblum Acts To Stop Kroger-Albertsons Merger
By Press Release, Oregon Department of Justice Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined the Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the nation in acting to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger. Oregon, the FTC, and the other AGs filed to enjoin the merger in U.S. District…
Read MoreElevating Voices, Changing Lives: zö agency’s Mission to Empower the Changemakers
By Sonja Anderson, CEO, zö agency, https://zo.agency/ In an age where societal challenges and inequalities persistently surface, the importance of investing in and nurturing changemakers cannot be overstated. These individuals and organizations drive the engine of positive change, tirelessly working towards a more equitable and compassionate world. The journey towards social progress is a…
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Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians Announce Opening of New Three Rivers Health Center
Innovative Health Center to Open in Coos Bay, Oregon in Spring 2024. There has long been an identified need for extended mental health and primary health services for the area, and I’m just so happy to see that we’re finally getting this center going for our community.” — Iliana Montiel…
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Upper Klamath Basin Ag Collaborative Awarded $6 Million Grant
Ag Collaborative awarded $6 million federal grant which they will put toward developing agricultural resiliency and restoration in the Upper Klamath Basin. Upper Klamath Basin Ag Collaborative was awarded a $6 million federal grant which they will put toward developing agricultural resiliency and restoration in the Upper Klamath Basin—specifically the…
Read MoreLANDMARK INVESTMENT IN ARTS AND CULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE
Foundations join state leaders in sending $52M “love letter” to Oregon arts andculture nonprofits Oregon Shakespeare Festival to net $5 million from the Oregon Community Foundation over next 3 years Arts and culture organizations – still reeling from the pandemic – will seea major infusion of funding over the next…
Read MoreOregon Attorney General Rosenblum Releases List of Top Consumer Complaints of 2023
Over a Million Dollars Recovered for Consumers who Called DOJ Hotline By Oregon Department of Justice To mark National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today released the Oregon Department of Justice’s (DOJ) list of 2023’s top ten consumer complaints. The Attorney General’s Consumer Hotline fielded 11,631 phone calls and 9,076…
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Neuman Hotel Group Announces Sale of Ashland Hills Hotel to BHG Hotels, Managed by COHO Services
Neuman Hotel Group has sold the Ashland Hills Hotel to BHG; COHO Services will manage all three properties and maintain brand synergy in Southern Oregon. ASHLAND, OREGON, USA, March 20, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Neuman Hotel Group (NHG), an established business with over 23 years of service in Ashland, OR, has sold…
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Ashland Company Opens New Possibilities for Solar Energy
Strackers Provide Maximum Solar Energy with the Smallest Footprint By Chris Cook, Capiche, capiche.us Southern Oregon has vast solar energy potential, and an Ashland-based company is leading the way with an innovative high-tech solution. With an average of nearly 200 days of annual sunshine and high irradiation levels, the climate…
Read MoreDutch Bros Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter 2023 Financial Results
Achieves $254 million in Revenue in Quarter, a 26% Increase Year-over-Year GRANTS PASS, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Dutch Bros Inc. (NYSE: BROS; “Dutch Bros” or the “Company”), one of the fastest-growing brands in the quick service beverage industry in the United States by location count, today (2/21/24) reported financial results for the fourth…
Read MoreHunter Communications Celebrates Milestone Anniversary
Marking 30 years of service in fiber-optic internet and deep commitment to local communities. Hunter Communications, a pioneer in fiber-optic technology, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. Founded on February 11, 1994, Hunter Communications has grown from a construction company with thirteen employees to the state’s fastest-growing fiberinternet service…
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