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Portland economist: Don’t expect economy to stagger back to life soon
Portland :: TX :: USA | about 6 hours ago
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Although the national recession appears to be ending, don’t expect the Oregon economy to create many new jobs in the foreseeable future, says noted Oregon economist John Mitchell. Oregon’s job growth rate is rated 45th out of the 50 states, Mitchell said...
Tags: John Mitchell, Portland Tribune, Oregon, Portland Business Alliance, Portland, Business cycle, Recessions, Business Finance, Pacific Northwest, West Coast of the United States
Guest column: Schools need your 'yes' vote on Ballot Measures 66 and 67
Roseburg :: OR :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility In the past two decades Oregon's schools have suffered year after year of having to do more with less. As the recession continues, demand for essential services increases. Because more than 90 percent of the state's budget goes directly to education,...
Tags: Ballot Measures, Oregon Legislature, Roseburg School District, schools district, roseburg schools, Roseburg, Oregon, Oregon Ballot Measure 56, Social Issues, Oregon tax revolt, Pacific Northwest, West Coast of the United States
Washington cold spell could turn into weekend snow
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility The dry frigid air covering Washington should moderate by the end of the week when warmer, moist air arrives. Then, says meteorologist Chris Burke, "Things could get interesting."...The forecaster at the National Weather Service office in Seattle says...
Tags: Seattle, Washington, Weather, Longview Texas, Spokane Washington, Spokane County Washington, Pacific Northwest, West Coast of the United States
Boeing plans duplicate production of all 787 parts
North Charleston :: SC :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Boeing Co. says it plans to use suppliers to duplicate production of all 787 jetliner parts made at its Pacific Northwest factories, so its new second assembly line in North Charleston, S.C., can operate independently. Boeing spokesman Jim Proulx tells...
Tags: Boeing Co., North Charleston, duplicate production, puget sound, use suppliers, boeing spokesman, operate independently, Pacific Northwest, assembly line, S.C, Boeing, Boeing 787, Jet aircraft, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Environment, United Airlines, Construction, Charleston County South Carolina, Puget Sound region, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area, Charleston South Carolina, North Charleston South Carolina, Supply chain management, Seattle, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Boeing Everett Factory, General contractor, Disaster Accident, Subcontractor
AP IMPACT: Timber program becomes vast entitlement
Reserve :: LA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Nicknamed "county payments," the timber program was supposed to assist counties shortchanged when national forests limited logging to protect the northern spotted owl and other endangered species. Since becoming law in 2000, the program has distributed...
Tags: Association of Oregon Counties, timber programs, Ron Wyden, spotted owl, Jeff Bingaman, rural schools, Senate Finance, percent increase, Max Baucus, Jim Kellar, Reserve, Oregon, Ron Wyden, Pacific Northwest, Northern Spotted Owl, West Coast of the United States
Editorial: Time to start looking at tax proposals on ballot
Roseburg :: OR :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility It will also force Oregonians to make decisions on how they will vote on Ballot Measures 66 and 67. Just after the new year, ballots will arrive in the mailboxes of registered voters, begging them to fill in a circle next to “yes” or “no.” That means...
Tags: Oregon Schools Board Association, Oregon Health Plan, Douglas County, schools district, Roseburg, Oregon, Oregon Ballot Measure 28, Oregon Ballot Measure 30, Business Finance, Tax, Pacific Northwest, West Coast of the United States
On Campus
Portland :: TX :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility Division III quarterfinals at noon Saturday at Maxwell Field. If Linfield wins, it will play the winner of Saturday’s game between No...Wisconsin-Whitewater is favored and would host next week’s semifinals, but if Wittenberg and Linfield win, their semi...
Tags: Portland Tribune, Linfield, Portland, Oregon, McMinnville Oregon, allnews, Pacific Northwest, Cascade Collegiate Conference, West Coast of the United States
Feds target illegal mining on Oregon public land
Portland :: OR :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility Seven people have been charged in an effort by federal prosecutors to halt unlawful mining operations on public land in Oregon...Attorney Kent Robinson announced the initiative Tuesday with four separate cases alleging the seven people unlawfully maintained,...
Tags: Oregon, public land, Portland, Environment, Curry County Oregon, Josephine County Oregon, Rogue River, Jackson County Oregon, Pacific Northwest, Law Crime, West Coast of the United States, Rogue River ￢ﾀﾓ Siskiyou National Forest
Oregon lawmakers list spending cut options
Salem :: OR :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Ore. (AP) — Schools, universities, prisons, state police and courts could all be facing cuts if voters reject a pair of tax measures aimed at raising $733 million from big companies and wealthy Oregonians. State lawmakers late Monday released a list of...
Tags: Salem, Oregon, Kicker, Pacific Northwest, West Coast of the United States
Youth Authority gets new executive
Ho Chi Minh City :: Vietnam | 9 days ago
Credibility A state administrator with extensive experience in child welfare issues is the new public policy and government relations manager for the Oregon Youth Authority. Helen Hoang of Portland most recently was administrator of the Oregon Advocacy Commissions...
Tags: Helen Hoang, OYA, Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, Oregon, Social Issues, Pacific Northwest, West Coast of the United States
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