Posts
OLCC Liquor Stores Generate Record Level of Revenue for State
Increase in March Sales Reflect Transition from Restaurant & Bars to Home Consumption PORTLAND, OR. – Oregon Liquor Control Commission liquor stores sold close to $66 million in distilled spirits in March, an almost 20 percent increase in sales compared to March 2019, and a new March sales record. December…
Read More
Yes, We Brought this on Ourselves
By Charles Marohn I’m a numbers guy, so my inclination months ago when the so-called smart people were telling us we had more to fear from traffic deaths than coronavirus was to run the numbers. The potential for catastrophe from pandemic was very real; too high for my sensibilities. Now…
Read More
How sustainability in corporate behavior will evolve during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
By Peter Jones, CFAVice President, Equity Research and AnalysisFerguson Wellman Capital Management Wednesday, April 22, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. In 1970, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson and activist Denis Hayes launched a nationwide environmental “teach-in” that later became Earth Day. Although the pandemic may have disrupted plans for…
Read More
Factors for Success in Cooperative Operations*
By Jo B. Bitonio Presenter ARD, CDA Dagupan Extension Office The history of cooperatives in the Philippines is replete with tragic stories for the downfall of many co-ops. It is vital that part of the training deals with the causes of co-op failures, “as an eye opener” for all sectors…
Read More
Beginner Entrepreneurship: Tips and Advice to Help You Get Started
By Derek GoodmanInbizability.com According to a report published by PRNewswire, approximately 14 percent of U.S. adults are starting or running a new business of their own—accounting for around 27 million Americans nationally. However, fear of failure and a lack of qualifications keep many first-time entrepreneurs from pursuing their dreams of…
Read MoreA Few Words from Jim
I feel like I spent every hour of every day last month, online in Zoom meetings.No travel. No in-person face-to-face meetings. No boundaries.Working from home now means working 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.I’m in one-on-one meetings with prospective clients and full staff meetings and I attended the…
Read MoreA Few Words from Greg
Let’s make a promise to ourselves, you and me.From the next time we receive any kind of payment in cash, check, or by electronic deposit, put some of it away for a rainy day that we will not touch for any reason other than a crisis. Even a couple of…
Read MoreNew Gourmet Burger Restaurant Opens!
New Gourmet Burger Restaurant Opens!Off the Waffle Adds New Dining Concept to Downtown Location Off the Waffle, a ten-year-old locally owned eatery, is launching a new burger concept called Theseburgers.Off The Waffle’s Downtown Eugene facility will now house two restaurants in one location! Starting Monday, April 27, 2020, “Theseburgers” will…
Read MoreGovernor Kate Brown Issues Framework for Lifting Order on Non-Urgent Procedures
April 23, 2020 Procedures to resume May 1 with safeguards in place Portland, OR—Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will be lifting her order delaying non-urgent procedures for health care providers, as long as they can demonstrate they have met new requirements for COVID-19 safety and preparedness. Hospitals, surgical…
Read MoreWillamette Community Bank Announces Q1 Earnings
April 22, 2020 For immediate release: April 22, 2020 Contact: Joan Reukauf, President and Chief Executive Officer(541) 926-9000 or jreukauf@willamettecommunitybank.com Willamette Community Bank Reports First Quarter Earnings Albany, OR – April 22, 2020- Willamette Community Bank (the “Bank”) (OTCQB: WMCB) based in Albany, Oregon, releases its financial results for the first quarter of…
Read MoreOregon Pacific Bank Announces First Quarter Earnings Results
Florence, Ore., April 20, 2020 – Oregon Pacific Bancorp (ORPB) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020. Highlights First quarter net income of $642 thousand – $0.09 per diluted share Quarterly deposit growth of $21.2 million Quarterly loan growth of $2.32 million Tax equivalent net…
Read MoreSenate President Peter Courtney’s Comments on Emergency Board
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon Senate President Peter Courtney (D-Salem) issued the following statement after today’s historic virtual meeting of the Emergency Board: “It is days like these that remind me what an honor it is to be part of the Legislature. Today the Emergency Board took actions that will help…
Read More