EUGENE, Oregon, Jan. 20 (TNSpro) -- Lane Community College issued the following news release: The Lane Community College Board of Education approved the introduction of a new Associate of Applied Science degree program in Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining and Inspection at its January 4th meeting. The program, set to begin in the 2023-2024 academic year, focuses on the manufacturing processes involving programming software to control complex machinery such as grinders, lathes, and mill  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 17 (TNSfund) -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: The Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust announced today it is awarding $1.5 million to Lewis & Clark College to fund an endowed professorship at the John E. and Susan S. Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership. The college will match the trust's award with an additional $1.5 million generated from the sale of the college's investment in a start-up firm that was itself an example of t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Christina Echegaray Gretchen K.D. McCullough, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, has been named chief nursing officer of Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt. McCullough, who will start March 6, comes to Vanderbilt from OHSU Health: Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Oregon, where she serves as associate chief nursing officer for Women's and Children's Services. She will succeed  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 18 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on Jan. 16, 2023: Governor Tina Kotek pledged to take urgent action addressing community safety and livability issues, and in her first week in office, she delivered on multiple fronts. On her first full day, Gov. Kotek declared a homelessness state of emerge... and signed two additional executive orders to address Oregon's housing crisis. On Saturday - less than a week after her swearing in - she and First Lady  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: As the 2023 Oregon Legislature gets underway today, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum also announced her legislative policy priorities for the legislative session. The AG's proposed legislation arises in large part from two long-standing Attorney General task forces that helped develop major bills around comprehensive consumer privacy and labor trafficking. Other key piece  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2023: The Oregon Department of Justice Consumer Protection Section filed a lawsuit today against Retriever Towing, one of the largest towing operations in Oregon. The lawsuit alleges the company illegally towed vehicles from parking facilities without signed authorization from the owner of the parking facility. In 2017, the Oregon legislature passed towing reforms that prohibit towin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 20 (TNStalk) -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release letter on Jan. 19, 2023: * * * Dear Oregon, In January, we reflect on the successes and challenges of the past year and look to opportunities in the year to come. As we enter 2023, Portland General Electric's commitment to a clean energy future and our dedication to customers and the community remains steadfast. Our journey to decarbonization - an 80% reduction in   more