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Breaking Down the FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know
Labor, Employment & Benefits Legal Update April 30, 2024 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to publish its final rule banning most worker non-compete agreements. If and when the rule becomes effective, it will ban non-competes going forward. It will also prevent businesses from enforcing existing non-competes, with some limited exceptions…
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Lithia & Driveway (LAD) Reports Record First Quarter Revenue of $8.6 billion, 23% Increase
Announces Dividend of $0.53 per Share for First Quarter MEDFORD, Ore., April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lithia & Driveway (NYSE: LAD) today reported the highest first quarter revenue in company history. First quarter 2024 revenue increased 23% to $8.6 billion from $7.0 billion in the first quarter of 2023. First quarter 2024 net income attributable to LAD per…
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Cracker Barrel Bids Farewell to Oregon
In an unexpected turn of events, the beloved Southern-themed restaurant and old country store, Cracker Barrel, has announced the closure of all its Oregon locations, including the newly opened stores. This move comes as a shock to many, especially considering the recent expansion efforts in the state. The Tennessee-based chain,…
Read MoreThe Corporate Transparency Act: A New Era of Business Reporting
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted by Congress on January 1, 2021, as part of the National Defense Authorization Act, marks a significant shift in the landscape of business reporting in the United States. This legislation, aimed at preventing and combating money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption, and tax fraud, introduces…
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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…
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 MoreLaunching a Wheelchair Charging Station Finder
WheelchairChargingOregon.com We wanted to create a simple way to find places to charge your wheelchair and a simple way to add a Charging Station listing to the map with hopes of encouraging all government agencies, churches and non-profits to add a charging space and station and list it on the map. We are starting…
Read MoreKwansei Gakuin, SOU announce 4th installment of Mills Bowl for May in Ashland
ASHLAND – Thirty-eight years after Kwansei Gakuin University traveled to Ashland to become the first Japanese university to play a college football game on American soil, the Fighters will make a return trip to Raider Stadium in 2024. Southern Oregon and KGU made the date official on Monday, SOU Director…
Read MoreThe Difference Between the “Three P’s” – Public Relations, Publicity and Press Releases
It’s commonly assumed that PR means “press release” but this is misleading and frankly, not true. “PR does not = Press Release” although, press releases are directly related to PR. Often people are unsure of what PR, publicity and press releases really are. They are all related but each is…
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