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ManageMowed Introduces Fresh Approach to Commercial Landscaping in Eugene
Local Business Manager Launches Innovative Landscape Management Concept Serving Commercial Properties and Facilities in Eugene EUGENE, Ore. – Taking care of business has never been easier for commercial property owners and facilities managers in Eugene thanks to ManageMowed, a seasoned landscape management company now serving businesses across the area. With roots…
Read MoreSOU graduate is Oregon’s first female, ROTC-trained infantry officer
from SOU News https://news.sou.edu/2021/03/sou-graduate-oregon-first-female-rotc-trained-infantry-officer/ Haleigh Wagman knew long before her graduation from SOU last year that she was on track for something special, but she chose to keep it to herself until the accomplishment was in sight. That happened in the fall of 2019, when Wagman – a four-year Army…
Read More250-unit workforce housing development in Ashland moving forward
Bob Kendrick, an Ashland developer is moving forward with his “Grand Terrace” project that he has been working on for 7 years. The 17 acre site on the north end of Ashland will have 12 buildings when complete. He plans on building 4 at a time. Each building will contain…
Read MoreFire Victim Housing : A progress report
By Jim Teece Publisher – Southern Oregon Business Journal It has been nearly seven months since the wildfires of 2020 devastated Oregon with over 2,500 homes lost just in Southern Oregon. I noticed that the FEMA trailers that were parked at the Jackson County Expo, that have been there for…
Read MoreHow E-Rate is Impacting Students Inside and Out of The Classroom
By Anne Tetamore Marketing Director Hunter Communications – HunterFiber.com When COVID-19 shut down schools and libraries across the United States last year, many families with school-aged children who did not have access to high-speed internet were significantly impacted. Ranked 34th in the nation for broadband access, less than half of…
Read MoreSOHS Hires Ron Kramer as Executive Director
The Southern Oregon Historical Society Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Ron Kramer will be joining the Society as Executive Director as of April 1. “Ron’s association with the Historical Society goes back many years,” says Doug McGeary, President of the SOHS Board of Trustees. “His proven skills…
Read MoreFrom Fartleks to Normalcy
Fartleks make you faster. (Pronounce it just the way you think- with a smile on your face). They are also a life lesson. A one-mile race is one mile long not ten yards less. Run fast to the very end. The very end. Practices that include Fartleks help runners improve…
Read MorePeople’s Bank built a new mixed-use building in Klamath Falls with a Branch and Workforce Housing
I sat down with Steve Erb, Chief Strategy Officer of People’s Bank to talk about the new mixed-use bank building he just oversaw the construction of in Klamath Falls. It’s the first mixed-use building the bank has built and might become a blueprint for future branches. The bank occupies the…
Read MoreWhere Women Work and How Much They Earn in Oregon
by Kale Donnelly Workforce Analyst Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler counties kale.donnelly@oregon.gov More than 930,000 jobs in Oregon businesses or state and local governments were held by women in 2019. Women represent 49 percent of employment in Oregon, but the share of jobs held by…
Read MoreOregon’s Leisure and Hospitality Industry
by Guy Tauer Regional Economist Coos, Curry, Jackson, and Josephine counties guy.r.tauer@oregon.gov Leisure and hospitality businesses employed an average 160,200 workers in 2020. Of those, roughly one out of eight were employed in accommodations, about the same as in arts, entertainment, and recreation. Just more than three-fourths of leisure and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Impacts on Oregon’s Breweries and Pubs
by Damon Runberg Regional Economist Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath, and Lake counties damon.m.runberg@oregon.gov Last year was difficult for many types of businesses. The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered the way we engage the economy. Breweries and brewpubs had been posting slower rates of growth before the onset of the pandemic, but…
Read MoreInterview with Moneeka Settles, Program Coordinator of the SOU Innovation & Leadership Program
By Chris Cook, Capiche, capiche.us President and CEO of Capiche & Capiche Wine, Chris Cook is a leadership coach focused on happiness, culture, living your brand, and winery marketing & PR. She brings decades of experience in marketing and a love of entrepreneurship. INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY MELISSA L. MICHAELS, CAPICHE CONTRIBUTOR/STRATEGIC PARTNER, MICHAELS & MICHAELS…
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