NW Natural Cutting Up to 100 Jobs

Portland, Oregon’s NW Natural will reduce its workforce by 50 to 100 positions by the end of the year.

The utility provides natural gas service to 662,000 customers.

Founded in 1859, NW Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas) is a publicly traded utility headquartered in Portland. Primarily a natural gas distributor, the company services residential, industrial, and commercial customers in Western Oregon and Southwest Washington. The company has revenues in excess of one billion in US dollars annually.