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Professional and Business Services A Varied and Growing Sector
Professional and business services has added a lot of jobs in recent years. It is a large and varied industry super sector that includes everything from law offices, engineering services, and computer systems design to company headquarters, temporary help firms, call centers, and janitor services. It is separated into three…
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2021 Oregon Wage Information
How do we know the worth of our work? How do we know we are paying employees a competitive wage? The only way to know is to get a snapshot of what other workers are getting paid for doing similar work. If you don’t know where to start, the Oregon…
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Wage Inequality in Oregon: A Wide Gap
Over the past 30 years, the distribution of wage income in Oregon has generally continued to become more unequal. In 2020, employees who worked all four quarters of the year earned a total of $94.2 billion in covered wages, more than twice the (inflation-adjusted) total earnings of four-quarter workers in…
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People’s Bank Reports Second Quarter Earnings
Press Release dated July 21, 2021 Original posted at https://www.peoplesbank.bank/about/press-release—july-21–2021 Medford, Oregon – People’s Bank of Commerce (OTC PINK: PBCO) announced today its financial results for the second quarter of 2021. Highlights Second quarter net income of $2,953,000, or $0.61 per diluted share Year-to-date net income of $5,846,000 or $1.33…
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Results Imagery teams up with One Tree Planted to plant 100,000 trees annually in Oregon in response to wildfires.
On February 1, 2021 in Bend OR, Results Imagery announced it’s goal of planting 100,000 trees annually in support of reforestation efforts throughout the state of Oregon. Founders of the e-commerce content brand stated “This is our home and we need to do all we can to give back as…
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We’re Better Than This
By Greg Henderson America is a country known for overcoming extreme obstacles. In fact, it seems we seek them out just to prove we can beat them. If you’re firmly planted on our soil in work-boots and determination you may be one who refuses to use the word ‘obstacle’ instead,…
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News Bytes
By Jim Teece Abacela winery names Gregory Jones as its new CEO Abacela winery in Roseburg has named former Linfield University director of wine studies Gregory V. Jones as its new CEO. Abacela’s owners, who also happen to be Jones’ parents, are pleased as punch. https://www.abacela.com/blog/Abacela-winery-names-Gregory-Jones-as-its-new-CEO DUTCH BROS AND ITS CUSTOMERS RAISE MORE…
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New SOU Cybersecurity Certificate to benefit students, employers
By Joe Mosley, Director of Community and Media Relationsmosleyj@sou.edu Southern Oregon University is addressing the pervasive issue of cyber criminals and a nationwide demand for workers trained to protect their organizations by offering a new certificate program in cybersecurity. The program allows both existing SOU students and mid-career adult learners…
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Protecting Your Business Assets
By Jim Teece Our business is over 30 years old and we have had floods, fire, freezing and COVID impact our business over the years. Here are 10 ways to reduce the impact if you are ever unable to access your office. We have an office at home as well…
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Smith to head SOU Division of Business, Communication and the Environment
Dr. Vincent Smith – chair of Southern Oregon University’s Environmental Science and Policy Program and director of The Farm at SOU – has been named director of the university’s Division of Business, Communication and the Environment. Smith has served on the SOU faculty since fall 2011 and has made a mark on campus with innovative…
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Ashland Based 1000Museums Celebrates 5 Years
By Alan Oppenheimer and Megan Grant Via blog post at 1000museums.com/blog/ July marks the new 1000Museums’ five-year anniversary, a huge milestone for our entire team! This month we’re celebrating two industry-leading fine art companies joining forces: Art Authority and 1000Museums. Art Authority got its start in 2008 and focused on classic art…
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You’re Kind of Old, Aren’t You?
“When are you going to die?” “Whaaaat?” “When are you going to die?” The question was sincere and asked as though I had an answer. I stopped sweeping the garage floor to decide on an answer that wouldn’t cut the conversation too short; one that would provide a decent answer…
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