SALEM — The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries sent out a reminder Friday that amid business closures and layoffs, employees are still owed their wages.
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PORTLAND — Jobless claims are soaring in Oregon as the state nears the end of its first week under Gov. Kate Brown’s stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Oregon Department o…
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SALEM — EO Media Group, the parent company of the East Oregonian and 12 other newspapers across Oregon, announced on Wednesday that it is reducing its workforce by 47 employees, according to a…
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shares opened sharply higher in Asia on Wednesday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to its best day since 1933 with Congress and the White House nearing a deal on i…
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Malaysia's medical glove factories, which make most of the world's critical hand protection, are operating at half capacity just when they're most needed, The Associated Press has learned.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic has slammed small businesses across Oregon with hurricane force, and governmental agencies at the state and local level are scrambling to help. “It’s like Catch-…
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The Oregon Liquor Control Commission approved emergency rules that will allow bars and restaurants to make curbside deliveries of alcoholic beverages.
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Oregon grocery clerks at Safeway and Albertsons will receive a $2 an hour raise during the coronavirus outbreak, according to the United Food and Commercial Workers.
The Milton Freewater Municipal Golf Course will remain open during regular hours with COVID-19 virus safety protocols in place.
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PENDLETON — Veteran newspaper leader Karrine Brogoitti has been named regional sales director for EO Media Group’s east side operations, which includes six print newspapers and associated websites.
HEPPNER — A number of school districts across the region are featured in the Bank of Eastern Oregon’s exclusive mascot debit card program.
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SALEM — It’s hard to argue that truckers haven’t been the loudest opponents of cap and trade in Oregon.
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WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the nation.
Customers enter and exit Grocery Outlet in Hermiston on Thursday. The parking lot was full and aisles crowded by noon on the location’s first day open. According to a news release, the new sto…
ENTERPRISE — Genuine Wallowa County, an online gift shop showcasing handmade items from Wallowa County and Nez Perce artisans, will celebrate its first anniversary on March 18. The business, o…
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HERMISTON — Rogers Toyota of Hermiston will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new 30,000-square foot Toyota dealership, according to a press release.
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Oregon's unemployment rate dropped to 3.3% in January, the lowest rate in 44 years, the state Employment Department stated Tuesday.
WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial Veterans Affairs Medical Center has a number of job openings for medical support assistants and advanced medical support assistants.
BOARDMAN — The seventh annual Agriculture, Energy, Processing, Technology and Health Care Job Fair returns to the SAGE Center.
PENDLETON — Greg Galloway, area manager with Stearns Lending LLC, was recently recognized as a top producer and received the company’s Stearns President’s Club award for 2019.
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More than 270 small farmers, ranchers and forestland owners have signed on in support of Oregon's controversial cap and trade proposal to curb greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the effects…
The Redmond Airport has garnered a $3.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to build a snow equipment building.
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the availability of two programs that protect hemp producers’ crops from natural disasters.
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SALEM — The Oregon Secretary of State’s Small Business Advocacy Team released its annual report, which provides insight on questions businesses raise and the challenges they face relating to g…
BOARDMAN — An industry-led collaboration of area businesses invites people to join them for an Eastern Oregon Sector Partnership Luncheon.
PORTLAND — Portland General Electric and Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc., announced an agreement to purchase power from a new 162-megawatt solar generation facility — the l…
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HERMISTON — Good Shepherd Health Care System has added a new oncology and hematology specialist to its staff.
HERMISTON — Pac/West Communications is welcoming a new face in its Hermiston office.
UMATILLA COUNTY — The Umatilla County Assessment & Taxation Office reminds everyone doing business in the county that the deadline for returning personal property and real property tax ret…
HEPPNER — Greg Grant, athletic director and longtime football coach at Heppner High School, recently received the most prestigious honor given by the Heppner Chamber of Commerce. He was presen…
HERMISTON — A grand opening event is planned at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation.
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HEPPNER — BEO Bancorp and its subsidiary, Bank of Eastern Oregon, announced their 2019 earnings on Thursday.
HERMISTON — Sears Hometown Store is closing its doors in Hermiston.
HERMISTON — The wind was gusting as twin sisters Shalena Myers and Jolene Pooley cut the ribbon on their new business on Thursday afternoon, but it didn’t dampen their excitement.
HERMISTON — Hermiston Mayor David Drotzmann is voicing support for a proposed public-private partnership that will help local leaders around Oregon develop solutions for the state’s budget sho…
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SALEM — The Oregon Department of Revenue will host a series of meetings across the state in March to provide information to business taxpayers and tax professionals about the administrative ru…
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HERMISTON — Windermere Group One recently added Leslie Pierson to its Realtors in Eastern Oregon.
UMATILLA COUNTY — Pacific Power is asking customers to consider donating to the Oregon Energy Fund, and they’re willing to match those donations by double.
HEPPNER — A historic building in Heppner recently underwent a massive restoration project.
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SALEM — As Oregon lawmakers prepare to meet for the monthlong session that starts next week, Democrats’ effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions is getting a public nudge from business.
MORROW COUNTY — The Port of Morrow, in partnership with regional industries, has launched the new Columbia Works Summer Internship Program.
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A report on 2019 air service at the Walla Walla Regional Airport shows deplanements (those disembarking from planes) were up, enplanements (people boarding planes) were down, and the 2020 flig…
HEPPNER — This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of Bank of Eastern Oregon.
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HEPPNER — The Cornerstone Gallery & Cafe is getting a facelift.
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HEPPNER — The annual luncheon of the Heppner Chamber of Commerce was postponed due to recent inclement weather.
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HERMISTON — Lamb Weston was among several companies that the Department of Environmental Quality issued fines to in December.
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HELIX — An end of an era came with the change to the new year for the Helix Telephone Co.
SALEM — Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in December 2019, the lowest on record dating back to 1976, according to the Oregon Employment Department.
The U.S. wine industry is bracing itself over the Trump administration's threat of a 100% tariff on European wine imports. Wine producers say the import tax could devastate their industry by …
HERMISTON — Hermiston is getting a new grocery store in March.
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PENDLETON — Pendleton Sanitary Service announced that Barhyte Specialty Foods was selected as its 2019 Commercial Recycler of the Year during an award presentation at Barhyte’s Pendleton headq…
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SALEM — Oregon taxpayers making changes to state withholding must use an Oregon W-4 form, according to the Oregon Department of Revenue. The new federal Form W-4 cannot be used for Oregon with…
PENDLETON — The IRS has confirmed Jan. 27 as the first day the tax agency will accept and begin processing 2019 tax returns.
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SALEM — The 19th annual Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit, a two-day conference in Central Oregon that will focus on the safety and health of workers in residential, commercial and industr…