SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on on March 9, 2023 entitled "Business Employment Dynamics in Oregon - Second Quarter 2022": From March 2022 to June 2022, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Oregon were 118,845, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 101,997, the U.S. Bu  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 8 -- The Bonneville Power Administration issued the following news release: The Bonneville Power Administration announced today that it will formally commit to funding Phase 1 development of the Southwest Power Pool's Markets+ initiative. This follows BPA's notification of its intent to do so, which was detailed in an August 2022 letter to the Public Power Council. BPA projects its costs associated with Phase 1 to be between $1.5 million and $2.2 million. The final amou  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 9 -- The FBI Portland and Seattle Field Offices issued the following news release: The FBI's Portland and Seattle field offices are seeking the public's help to identify the individual(s) responsible for vandalism at electrical substations in Tumwater, Washington, and Oregon City, Oregon. The FBI is offering rewards of up to $25,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the suspect(s) responsible for each of these crimes. On November   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: Funding is available for Oregon farmers, ranchers and forest owners to perform voluntary conservation activities on their privately-owned land with financial assistance from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon. NRCS Oregon announces a new sign-up deadline for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service Oregon office issued the following news release: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon announced up to $300,000 is available for eligible individuals, local and state government, non-governmental organizations and tribes through the Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program. Project proposals are due by May 8, 2023. NRCS Oregon invites potential applicants to atten  more