(The Center Square) - The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in March, exceeding expectations, after one month of conflict between the United States and Iran. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.3%, according to a new report from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.Â
A leading Oregon business group is urging Gov. Tina Kotek’s economic advisers to act with greater ambition if they want to attract businesses into the state and reignite the state’s economy. In a letter last week to the governor’s economic prosperity council, the Oregon Business Council called upon the group to pursue a “corresponding shift […]
THE DALLES — Columbia Gorge Community College’s (CGCC) new Industrial Training and Assessment Center (ITAC), built to serve local manufacturers with workforce and equipment needs, celebrated its opening Feb. 20.Â
(The Center Square) – Rocket Companies and Compass International Holdings announced a three-year alliance this week designed to expand housing inventory on Redfin’s platform and provide sellers more flexibility in how they list their homes.
(The Center Square) – New antitrust legislation introduced in the California Assembly seeks to curtail corporate activity that some lawmakers characterize as anti-competitive.
Several large corporate property tax appeals in Wasco County are forcing officials to set aside millions that might otherwise flow to schools, fire districts and other local services as yet another wave of valuation disputes wind through state and court review.
Free news: Mt. Adams Institute (MAI) has announced that it will cease operations and formally dissolve effective Dec. 31. The decision was approved by the MAI board of directors following extensive reflection and an emergency session held on Jan. 28.
Free news: The American Council of Engineering Companies of Oregon, the statewide professional association representing private engineering firms, has awarded its State Project of the Year honor to the Port of Hood River and its structural bridge engineer of record, HDR, for their response to a June 27, 2024, emergency on the Hood River–White Salmon Bridge.
