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Prosperity Council delivers workable roadmap for state

... deserving of “strong bipartisan support.” She said she agreed with “ideas that create jobs for our economy and make Oregon more affordable,” even if they stem from “an election-year ...

 
Letters to the Editor: July 2, 2026

... access to their own land, and had put that energy into finding a way to retain that business and its 500 jobs, the result would have been different. Clearly, DCI wasn’t a priority. The current focus is on ...

Kotek’s prosperity council pushes for lower taxes, fewer regulations

To jumpstart Oregon’s economic development, the state should cut taxes, eliminate a key state climate program and allocate a quarter of a billion state dollars for business infrastructure needs every two years, according to a new report from Gov. Tina Kotek’s economic advisers.

 

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Richie Inman, left, high-5’s Hope on the Hill food bank volunteer Omar Franco. Inman is a certified recovery mentor for Provoking Hope who serves as a live-in manager at a Hope House. He encourages residents to do community service at the food bank or other places.

 
Provoking Hope worried about sale of Hope House

... other residents. Residents must apply themselves, she said, and then join treatment programs, look for jobs, do chores and work on improving physical and mental health. They must follow all program rules, including ...
Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue file photo##The remnants of the DCI International building arson fire at 305 N. Springbrook Road on April 10, 2022.

 
DCI International leaving for Wilsonville

DCI International, one of Newberg’s largest employers and a fixture of Newberg’s manufacturing economy for more than four decades, announced Tuesday it is leaving Newberg and consolidating its Oregon operations at a newly purchased campus in Wilsonville.

 

Rusty Rae/News-Register##Soup Kitchen at St. Barnabas chef and manager Jessica Callahan prepares hearty sandwiches for Monday’s dinner service at the nonprofit dining spot, which provides free food to anyone in need from 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays. Callahan said she finds it rewarding to be able to help people by feeding them.

 
Hospitality with heart

New soup kitchen manager enjoying transition from private chef to feeding those in need

Rate hikes on horizon to address sewer needs

... develops it,” Chenoweth said. One reason the city has a housing crisis is a lack of high-paying jobs needed to afford rent prices, he said. “Unlocking the industrial portion of that development ...
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Dayton city manager resigns

... a position at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. “I was not searching for other jobs. I’m satisfied with the direction we’ve been heading and with the progress that we’ve ...

 
Gary Conkling: How to prevent an AI race to recklessness

... money. AI already is revealing its wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing by performing blue- and white-collar jobs under the cover of helping humans escape “dull, dirty or dangerous work.” On the other ...
Rusty Rae/News-Register##Dustin and Christine Brungardt, standing behind the shuffleboard table she built from reclaimed flooring from a vintage Portland home, opened Dusty’s Pub in the former Roadhouse space in Lafayette. They said they want the bar and restaurant to be a community gathering space.

 
New Lafayette pub aims to be a community gathering place

... feel. “We’ll give it a shot,” they said. Both decided to continue their full-time jobs. “This is a side gig; a passion,” Christine said. After almost six months of work, the ...

 
Oregon’s aging population poses challenges for economic revival

As the Governor’s Prosperity Council finalizes recommendations this month for how to create well-paying jobs and help Oregon businesses grow, it faces a double-edged challenge:

 

Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Angel Orosco Huerta pauses to acknowledge family and friends in the stands while lining up with classmates before McMinnville High School’s commencement Friday evening at Wortman Stadium. 547 members of the Class of 2026 received diplomas during the school’s 116th graduation ceremony.

 
Experiences shape future for Mac grads

... night. While they are leaving the school, and many of them are leaving McMinnville for further education, jobs or the military, they will never forget the last four years, said Cam Hyder and Ben Mackay, co-presidents ...

 
Graduates let feelings known about who controls the future

... what AI can or cannot achieve,” she wrote. “We shouldn’t have to train AI to do our jobs. Why aren’t humans the ones being prioritized?” Between the lines of these discussions ...

Petition to ban hunting, fishing moves closer to ballot

Last week, petitioners hoping to ban fishing and hunting in Oregon reached a milestone in their attempt to change state law.

 

Investigating the Bible: The value of consequences

... Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.” (2 Thessalonians 3:12). One of my best jobs was as a program manager, then superintendent in an Oregon prison. State law allowed inmates who completed ...

 
Schools can’t afford to just kick the can down the road

... good news in that — if there can ever truly be any good news associated with having to eliminate jobs in our community at a time of increasing economic uncertainty — is that teachers opting to retire, ...
Starla Pointer/News-Register##Chef Brett Uniss of Park & Main/The Ground Market, left, poses with Anna Caporael, director of hospitality for The Ground and the “elephant in the room” at the Carlton restaurant. The Ground, which places an elephant in each of its properties, took over Park & Main this year and soon will add a shop with fresh vegetables, meats and other items.

 
Along the Street: Park & Main reopens, Ground Market due

... March and April. In April, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 500 jobs. The category lost 4,300 jobs, as revised in March. April’s gains were largest in health care ...
Rachel Thompson/News-Register##Sheridan Public Works Services Coordinator Sandy Davis, left, hands stickers to 5-year-old Aiden Laflen of Sheridan while 3-year-old Deveraux Driscoll of McMinnville stands nearby. Looking on are Deveraux’s mother, Cheyenne Driscoll, right; sewer operator Jerad Gage-Brickeen, background left; and street maintenance worker Jake Thompson, background center. Children received free toy hard hats, safety vests, glasses, stickers and balloons from public works employees.

 
Kids put on their hard hats to meet the crews that keep Sheridan operating

... driving trucks and who previously worked in state parks, said he’s enjoyed learning the variety of jobs handled by Sheridan’s public works crews. “It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “They’ve ...

Jeb Bladine: Trump wins complex negotiations with himself

... nonprofits and advocacy groups; people like attorneys and federal officials targeted for doing their jobs, immigrants and work-authorized noncitizens caught in administrative crackdowns, federal employees penalized ...

Mac PD changes schedule to improve morale, retention

... year’s hiring was complicated by two recruits who failed training, two officers leaving for other jobs and two 30-year employees retiring, Wood said. “We’ve had some unique things this current ...
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