PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- Portland General Electric, is a fully integrated electric utility, issued the following news release: Today at Global Tech Jam, the City of Beaverton and Portland General Electric announced their collaboration on a microgrid composed of solar, battery storage and a backup generator that is connected with PGE's grid. The new microgrid will support resilient and clean power at the Beaverton Public Safety Center, due to be operational in the spring of 2020. The new c  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 13 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following news: Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, announced today that Clarence M. Belnavis has been named Managing Partner of the firm's Portland office. He reassumes the role after serving as Managing Partner of the Portland office from 2007 to 2009. Fisher Phillips Chairman and Managing Partner Roger Quillen said, "As the needs of our clients and lawyers evolve, we regularly  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * - New Research Finds Link Between Feline Hyperthyroidism And Exposure To Flame Retardants Commonly Found In Sofas; These Cats May Serve As A Sentinel Of Risk To Human Health * * * Housecats exposed to flame retardants found in sofas may be at greater risk for feline hyperthyroidism, a disease seen in one in ten middle-aged and older animals. Results of the study b  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 10 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of eleven other states have a message for President Donald Trump: It's time for federal action on measures that prevent gun violence. Today, the governors of California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Washington sent a letter to the president, writing that while it's impo  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 12 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news release: Production of the Freightliner Cascadia with enhanced safety and aerodynamic solutions has begun, providing customers with a truck that is safer, more fuel efficient and offers a better driver experience than ever before. Detroit Assurance 5.0 is now standard with Freightliner Cascadias powered by Detroit engines. This proprietary radar and camera fused system feature  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 13 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following news: Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law firm representing employers, announces the addition of Natalie Horwitz as an associate in its Portland office. Natalie represents companies in all areas of employment litigation and advises on general employment and compliance issues, including disciplinary actions, settlement agreements, grievance responses, alternative disciplinary agreements, labor relat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: Today, 12 Democratic governors sent a letter to President Trump and Senate Majority Leader McConnell calling for action on national gun safety reforms. The letter, led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was signed by California Gov. Gavin Newson, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Delaware Gov. John Carney, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Gr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Morgan Lewis represented Greenbrook TMS Inc. in its acquisition of Achieve TMS Centers LLC and Achieve TMS Alaska LLC. Greenbrook will purchase Achieve through its US subsidiary, TMS NeuroHealth Centers Inc. Greenbrook, a Canadian company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, provides Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) services, an FDA-cleared, non-invasive therapy for the treatment of major de  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 13 -- N.W. Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas) issued the following news release: NW Natural has filed its Purchased Gas Adjustment request with the Public Utility Commission of Oregon for new rates for Oregon customers. The annual PGA filing reflects two rate adjustments related to the cost of natural gas: * A true-up of the prior year's natural gas purchases. * The cost of natural gas projected for the year ahead. If approved, Oregon customers can expect to see  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 12 -- N.W. Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas) issued the following news release: NW Natural has filed its Purchased Gas Adjustment (PGA) request with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (WUTC) for new rates for Washington customers. The annual PGA filing reflects two rate adjustments related to the cost of natural gas. * A true-up of the prior year's natural gas purchases. * The cost of natural gas projected for the year ahead. NW Natural's PG  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- N.W. Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas) issued the following news release: NW Natural today announced the launch of a Truck Loan Program, where qualified fleet owners can test heavy-duty compressed natural gas truck technology by driving a 12-Liter natural gas class 8 truck for up to three weeks. This "try it first" program allows fleet owners to experience the similarities between natural gas trucks and diesel trucks with respect to power, drivability, fuel  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 10 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined a coalition of eight Attorneys General in filing a lawsuit in the Southern District of New York, challenging the Securities & Exchange Commission's (SEC) new "Regulation Best Interest" for failing to meet basic investor protections that were laid out in the historic 2010 Dodd-Frank Act. Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read, who is responsible for man  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Governor Kate Brown today announced that she will appoint Morgan Wren Long and F.G. "Jamie" Troy II to the Multnomah County Circuit Court. Long, a juvenile court referee and judge pro tem, will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Maureen McKnight. Troy, a juvenile law attorney, will fill a vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Katherine Tennyson. Both positions will be assigned to the cou  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - OHSU School of Dentistry seeks to make dental materials last a lifetime * * * Dental fillings could last forever -- if Carmem Pfeifer, D.D.S., Ph.D., has her way. Pfeifer has earned a $7.4 million, eight-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop materials for permanent dental fillings that won't wear down over time -- today's average filling lasts about seven to 10  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 12 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - CDC-funded study to pilot new overdose prevention strategy within state prison system * * * More than 75% of incarcerated women in Oregon's state prison system require treatment for a substance use disorder. Further, according to Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, opioid overdose is a leading cause of  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 11 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Scott Ashford, Kearney Dean of Engineering at Oregon State University, has been honored by the Society of Women Engineers for his contributions to the acceptance and advancement of women in engineering professions. Ashford is one of three recipients of the 2019 Rodney D. Chipp Memorial Award. The others are Gregory Hyslop of Boeing and Jennifer Rumsey of Cummins Inc. The Chipp award is named for the husband of or  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 10 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: A fresh look at how to best determine dietary guidelines for vitamin E has produced a surprising new finding: Though the vitamin is fat soluble, you don't have to consume fat along with it for the body to absorb it. "I think that's remarkable," said the study's corresponding author, Maret Traber of Oregon State University, a leading authority on vitamin E who's been researching the micronutri  more

BEND, Oregon, Sept. 12 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: The hoary bat, the species of bat most frequently found dead at wind power facilities, is declining at a rate that threatens its long-term future in the Pacific Northwest, according to a novel and comprehensive research collaboration based at Oregon State University - Cascades. The findings, published today in Ecology and Evolution, result from modeling based on field surveys across Oregon and Was  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 12 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Researchers using electronic tags were able to monitor blue and fin whales off the coast of Southern California over multiple weeks, providing new insight into the feeding behaviors of the two largest whale species. The researchers also found evidence of differences in the feeding intensity and habitat use of males and females of both species. "The information collected with these tags gives   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Sept. 14 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: s the gardening season winds down and you pick the season's last vegetables let some plants go to seed and harvest them for planting next year. "Saving seed can be really fun and is a great way to learn about plants," said Weston Miller, a horticulturist with Oregon State University Extension Service. "If you choose the right types of vegetables, you can keep them going year after year withou  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 12 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: Oregon's Reynolds School District (RSD) today announced the expansion of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms. In this collaboration's latest phase, RSD's high school science teachers are empowered to use Discovery Educ  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 3 -- Pacific Northwest College of Art issued the following news release: In exciting news, the Oregon Community Foundation has awarded a $100,000 Creative Heights grant to PNCA to commission eight Indigenous artists to create installations to cover "Chieftain" heads carved into the travertine above the eight doorways in our main corridor. As noted in the proposal for this grant, "This use of the Native American character and icon, as sports mascot and in these architect  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Southern Oregon University has been awarded a two-year, $299,000 National Science Foundation grant to develop the "computational thinking" skills of kindergarten-through-fifth-grade students in the Ashland and Phoenix-Talent school districts. The grant is part of the NSF's Computer Science for All program, which is intended to extend computer science and computational thinking opportunities to all K-12 students i  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Linfield College issued the following news release: For the fourth consecutive year, Linfield College is No. 1 among Pacific Northwest liberal arts colleges for "Best Ethnic Diversity," according to the 2020 U.S. News and World Report rankings released Monday. The magazine factored in the proportion of students from different ethnic groups, leaving out international students, and the overall mix of groups in each institution's 2018-2019 student body. U.S. News  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 11 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * - University partners with Oregon State to investigate ways to make grape varieties more drought-tolerant * * * University of Nevada, Reno's College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources has a long history of seeking the best grapes for Nevada's deserts. And with a new partnership and a new 3-year, $167,809 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and State of Nevada thro  more