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State of Oregon advocate saved small businesses more than $1.2 million in 2024

January 29, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

Salem — The Small Business Ombudsman for Workers’ Compensation saved small businesses $1,267,862 in 2024 by helping constituents with audit and compliance issues and finding more affordable coverage. “Small businesses provide opportunities for success for […]

Oregon joins lawsuit while state officials scramble to respond to Trump order freezing federal funds

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Julia Shumway, Ben Botkin, Lynne Terry and Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Oregon is suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze of many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable […]

Feds cancel research meetings, raising fears about jobs, hundreds of millions to Oregon

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Ian Rose, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Last week, the Trump administration cancelled a series of panels that help determine how billions in federal health dollars are spent, including hundreds of millions of dollars […]

Oregon needs to build 29,500 more homes each year, chief economist says

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

by Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital ChronicleJanuary 28, 2025 Oregon needs to build about 29,500 more homes each year, mostly in the Portland region and Willamette Valley, to emerge from a housing shortage years in the […]

Umpqua Bank’s 2024 Warm Hearts Winter Drive Raises More Than $340,000 for Local Shelters and Organizations

January 28, 2025 GNCadm1n Comments Off

Umpqua Bank today announced that its 2024 Warm Hearts Winter Drive successfully raised $343,966, for a grand total of over $2.8 million since the fundraiser’s inception in 2015. The Annual Warm Hearts Winter Drive raises funds and collects […]