WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from the Economics Daily: From December 2021 to December 2022, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and was essentially unchanged in 8 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increase occurred in Texas (+5.0 percent), followed by Florida (+4.8 percent) and Oregon (+4.2 percent). Over the month, nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 1 state and was es  more

NEWPORT, Oregon, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Portland District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Portland District officially welcomed its newest hydrographic survey vessel, the Beeman, with a dedication and christening ceremony in Newport, Oregon, Jan. 11. The Beeman, whose name honors the legacy of Ogden Beeman, chief of the Portland District's Waterways Navigation Branch from 1960-1967, replaces and continues the work of the district's agin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: On January 24, 2023, an Illinois-based company that operates an aluminum processing facility in The Dalles, Oregon, pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act by negligently releasing a hazardous air pollutant from its facility, endangering employees and nearby community members. Hydro Extrusion USA (Hydro), a limited liability corporation based in Rosemont, Illinois, p  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: On January 24, 2023, a Willamette Valley grass seed marketing and distribution company pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court for its role in a scheme to defraud the J.R. Simplot Company and its former subsidiary the Jacklin Seed Company. Ground Zero Seeds Int'l, Inc. (GZI) pleaded guilty to one count of misprision of felony and was sentenced to one year of prob  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2023: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Plasterers Local 82 Pension Fund (Plasterers Local 82 Fund). The plan, based in Portland, Oregon, covers 317 participants in the construction industry. On February 1, 2019, the Plasterers Local 82 Fund implemented a bene  more