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Small Business Survey Ranks Oregon’s Most Reliable Cities for On-Time Payments
In three Oregon cities — Salem, Eugene, and Portland — a handshake still counts. The cities were named Oregon’s most trustworthy in a national survey of small business owners who were asked to identify the cities with the best and worst…
Portland General Electric Blocks Service Disconnections for Thousands Affected by Federal Shutdown
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland General Electric (PGE) announced yesterday that it will temporarily expand holds on service disconnections for Income-Qualified Bill Discount recipients and medical certificate customers to help customers affected…
Legacy Health Blames ‘Unbearable’ Costs as It Prepares Major Clinic Closures in Oregon and…
Legacy Health indicated that several of its clinics and programs in Oregon and Washington will be closed due to significant financial pressures, including rising labor and supply costs, stagnant reimbursement rates, and state-level…
Survey Reveals Which Oregon Companies Offer the Best Career Growth Opportunities
In a recent survey, three Oregon employers- Nike, Intel, and Providence- were rated the top places they would go for career development and upskilling, if these were their only criteria.
Best Employers In Oregon For Career Growth…
Wells Fargo Cuts 50 Jobs in Downtown Portland as Layoffs Continue Across Oregon
In the latest round of layoffs, the multinational financial services company Wells Fargo laid off 50 workers from its downtown Portland office, primarily from the Financial Crimes Division.
According to Wells Fargo, the company is…
Amazon Strikes Deal To Power Oregon Data Centers With New Solar Project
Iberdrola Group’s Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company, has signed an agreement with Amazon to produce power for its data centers through the new Oregon Trail Solar 57 MWdc (41 MWac) project in Gilliam County, Oregon. The project is…
FAA Says Portland 737 MAX Blowout Exposed Hundreds of Boeing Safety Violations
On Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposed a $3.1 million fine for Boeing over the Alaska Airlines 737 MAX panel blowout on a flight that took off from Portland last year and other safety violations.
Aircraft…
Study Finds Portland Employees Among the Most Overworked in the U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland employees are ranked 15th for the highest overtime rate per 10,000 workers in the U.S.
This is revealed in a study by Priority Software of the 100 most populated cities in the country, which identified El Paso,…
Oregon Wood Products Company Fined $250,000 for Repeated Toxic Chemical Discharges Into Waterways
After pleading guilty to multiple counts of water pollution by discharging pentachlorophenol unlawfully, the wood products manufacturer Stella-Jones Corporation was handed a stiff fine and ordered to clean up the affected area.
The…
Oregon Employers Warned as AI ‘Frankencandidates’ Use Deepfakes and Fake Resumes to Land Jobs
In a world full of bots, hiring a real human is something one can no longer take for granted. This is the ominous warning by an expert reacting to the AI bot surge in the Oregon job market.
‘Frankencandidates’ Use AI to Generate…