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Portland-Area Boeing Workers Face Possible Strike After Union Rejects Contract Offer
PORTLAND, Ore. — About 200 Boeing engineers and technicians near Portland could join SPEEA’s first strike at Boeing since 2000 after members rejected a four-year contract offer.
Boeing Faces Possible Strike
The labor union…
Oregon Job Seekers Face Ghost Job Listings With No State Disclosure Rule
Ghost jobs may represent one-fifth to one-third of online listings nationally, but Oregon does not require employers to disclose whether an advertised position is actually open.
Lawmakers Working To Reduce Fake US Job Listings…
U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse, Putting Oregon’s $3.1 Billion Export Market at Risk
The collapse of tariff negotiations between the U.S. and Canada leaves Oregon exposed to heightened economic pressure.
Canada is one of Oregon’s most vital international trading partners, and the new 50% tariffs imposed by the U.S. could…
Multnomah County Taxpayers May Be Owed $615 Average Preschool for All Tax Refund
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, Ore. — Some Multnomah taxpayers may be owed an average of $615 per person in Preschool for All tax refunds because their income never reached the Preschool for All tax threshold.
Preschool for All Tax Refunds…
Genentech Plans New Hillsboro Drug Device Facility With 450 Jobs Expected
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Genentech is investing approximately $750 million to expand its manufacturing campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, in a move expected to create 450 jobs and strengthen the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain.
Genentech…
PacifiCorp Reaches $575 Million Settlement With Federal Government Over Major Wildfires in Oregon…
PacifiCorp confirmed yesterday that the utility agreed to pay $575 million to resolve the United States’ claims for damages resulting from six wildfires in Oregon and California in 2020 and 2022.
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Oregon Joins $17.85 Million Generic Drug Price-Fixing Settlement and Some Residents May Get Money…
A 49-state coalition of Attorneys General, including Oregon, filed a lawsuit against Lannett Company, Inc. (“Lannett”) and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“Bausch”). Two settlements were announced yesterday in the…
Oregon Biotech CEO Sentenced After Pocketing $4.4 Million in Investor Fraud Scheme Over HIV and…
Biotech CEO Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced Friday in a securities fraud scheme in which he misled investors about his company’s development of a new drug, then sold his shares at artificially inflated prices,…
Oregon Pacific Power Bills Drop Slightly in January After Years of Sharp Increases
Pacific Power customers in Oregon will see a slight decrease in their electric bills starting January 1, 2026.
Pacific Power Electricity Bill Decrease In January
Oregon Public Utility Commission (PUC) officials confirmed that, after…
Oregon Feels the Impact as Nationwide Corporate Bankruptcies Surge Toward a 15-Year High
2025 is shaping up as one of the worst years for big-company bankruptcies since 2010, with tariffs and still-high costs squeezing manufacturers and consumer brands at the same time. During the year, Oregonians felt that wave as the…