CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, posted the following news release: * * * $32.384M loan secured for Milwaukie Marketplace PORTLAND, Mar. 4, 2025 - JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has secured a $32.384 million financing for Milwaukie Marketplace, a 185,760-square-foot grocery-anchored retail center in Milwaukie, Oregon. JLL worked on behalf of the borrower, a joint-venture between Lincoln  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Meet the Group Monitoring Oregon's Shrinking Glaciers The Oregon Glaciers Institute just published a four-year report detailing their commitment to addressing glacier retreat--one of climate change's most infamous impacts. By Olivia Black As a climate scientist with over 25 years of experience, Anders Carlson understands the significant loss Oregon's glaciers are facing. In 2020, thi  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 4 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * New specialty license plate will support shark research at Oregon State University NEWPORT, Ore. - Vouchers are now on sale for a new specialty Oregon license plate that researchers hope will inspire people to think differently about the sharks living just off the Oregon Coast. Sales of the "Vibrant Ocean" plate, which features three shark species commonly found in Oregon, will support the Big Fish  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield and Multi-State Coalition Submit Final Proposed Fix to End Google's Search Monopoly Attorney General Dan Rayfield, along with a coalition of 38 attorneys general today proposed a final plan to end Google's illegal monopoly over internet search engines and bring back competition, which will benefit consumers across the country. The revised Proposed Final Judgment s  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 6, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield and Multistate Coalition Secure Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Freezing Federal Funds Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 22 other attorneys general today won a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration to block its illegal policy that would freeze funding for essential federal agency grants, loans, and ot  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Stop Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against numerous federal agencies for conducting illegal mass layoffs of federal probationary employees. These mass firings will cause irreparable burdens and expenses on the part of the states, both to support recently  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release on March 7, 2025: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Releases 6 Month Report On Oregon Consumer Privacy Act Majority of complaints involved denied requests to have information removed from websites Attorney General Dan Rayfield released a report today, showing results from the first 6 months of Oregon's Consumer Privacy Act. The comprehensive law, which took effect in July, empowers individuals and   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Nationwide Preliminary Injuction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Innovation Research Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institu  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 4 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Champions Housing Choice, Cutting Red Tape to Build More Housing House Bill 2138 creates a path for more housing options in more places Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek and supporters of House Bill 2138 held a press conference ahead of the bill's first public hearing in the legislature. The bill will allow for more housing options across the state, cut red tape,  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 4 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Statement on Violence Against SAIF CEO Governor calls on public to share information about the incident with authorities Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek released the following statement: "The acts of violence last week against the State Accident Insurance Fund (SAIF) Chief Executive have no place in our state, and I urge anyone who may have information   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 7 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek, Mayor Wilson Team Up to Increase Housing in Portland Workgroup will identify barriers and problem solve to increase multifamily housing construction in the city Today, Governor Tina Kotek and Portland Mayor Keith Wilson kicked off the first meeting of their Multifamily Housing Development Workgroup, convened to explore potential actions Oregon and Portland can take to move more multi  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 4 -- The Oregon Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Department Of Justice Releases Top 10 Consumer Complaints Of 2024 Attorney General Rayfield Notes Consumer Complaints Nearly Doubled Over the Past Year As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is releasing the top 10 consumer complaints in 2024 to the Oregon Department of Justice. The number of complaints to the Consumer Hotline doubled, showing the in  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 6 -- The Oregon Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Department of Justice Secures Indictment of Clackamas County Commissioner Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced that Clackamas County Commissioner Melissa Fireside has been charged with 8 counts of theft, including Aggravated Theft in the First Degree and Identity Theft. Fireside was arraigned today at the Clackamas County courthouse and released on the condition that she have no conta  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 6 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * THC use during pregnancy could affect fetal lung development, future respiratory health OHSU research finds exposure to THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, may have lifelong impacts to lung function By Nicole Rideout Oregon Health & Science University researchers have found that consuming cannabis while pregnant could affect fetal lung development and function, potentially leading to  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 6 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on March 5, 2025: * * * PGE reports record clean energy resources in newly released 2024 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, "Advancing Toward a Clean Energy Future" In 2024, PGE saw increases in clean energy resources, large customer participation in voluntary clean energy programs, record fish returns at hydro facilities and increases in employee volunteerism. Por  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Acted as Legal Counsel for HKW's Add-On Acquisition by CMIT Solutions Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to CMIT Solutions, a portfolio company of private equity funds sponsored by HKW, in connection with its acquisition of Velox Systems. CMIT Solutions is a leader in offering enterprise-class IT solutions at accessible prices to small and medium-sized businesses.   more