St. Helens, Oregon's Biogreen Sustainable Energy is constructing a biomass power plant in La Pine. Upon completion in 18 months, the facility will employ 20;…
Oregon's Hillsboro School District will cut 36 jobs and four days of school. Twenty-seven of those jobs cut are teaching positions. The layoffs also affected…
The Oregon State Senate’s Ways & Means Committee has proposed cutting $2 billion from the state’s 2009-11 budget, cutting 1,700 jobs with the state government.…
Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski has announced an Emergency Jobs Program to create 12,000 entry-level temporary jobs paying between $8.40 and $10 per hour. Local governments,…
Sportswear giant Nike announced today it is laying off 500 workers at its Washington County, Oregon headquarters, as part of 1,750 job cuts. The layoffs…
Washington, DC-based Danaher will slash its workforce by 2,300 and close or consolidate 16 sales and manufacturing facilities. The cuts come after the firm's purchase…
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 12.1% in March, from 10.7% in February. The state may have the highest unemployment rate in the nation…
Alcan Cable, which supplies 600 volt underground power cables and transmission cables to utility businesses and distribution warehouses, has laid off 32 employees at its…