SILVERTON, Oregon, Oct. 24 -- Ameresco, a provider of energy efficiency solutions, issued the following news release, dated Oct. 21: Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy efficiency and renewable energy company, and Silver Falls School District announced today that they have partnered on a $1.8 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). This project will improve the interior and exterior lighting at 13 district schools, the District office and its bus depot. The project is expe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 22 -- Daimler Trucks North America, a heavy-duty truck manufacturer, issued the following news release: A plow that inhales snow and turns it into vapor rather than pushing it aside. A crane truck with an electro-translucent roof that goes from solid to clear at the push of a button for better visibility. A diesel engine that slides out from the engine compartment for easier access. These can't be found yet at Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) dealerships, but they mig  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 24 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following news release: Community members on Oregon's North Coast have filed three separate elections and campaign finance complaints against Timber Unity and chief petitioner of the Recall Tiffiny Mitchell campaign, Darren Mead, among others. The complaints allege failure to report campaign expenditures on time, false statements on the recall petition, and, most seriously, knowingly attempting to illegally obtain signatures. "A  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 22 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart, former deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command, will deliver a presentation on cybersecurity Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St. on the Corvallis campus of Oregon State University. The 60-minute lecture, titled "Defend the Internet - Cybersecurity: Protecting the Fifth Domain," starts at 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. Earlier i  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 24 -- N.W. Natural (formerly Northwest Natural Gas) issued the following news release: NW Natural customers in Washington state will have new rates starting November 1 that include the combined effects of a rate case and the annual Purchased Gas Adjustment, both recently approved by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Rates will increase $5.1 million to recover operating costs, investments in greater system reliability and resiliency, and historical e  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Kate Brown announced the membership of a committee to control the cost of health care for Oregonians. The committee will set an annual target for health care spending growth and recommend enforcement tools to hold the health care system accountable for meeting the target. "All Oregonians should have access to the health care services they need to live healthy and productive lives," said Gove  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Kate Brown convened a Behavioral Health Advisory Council formed by Executive Order 19-06 . The council will make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature with a focus on care for adolescents and adults with serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. "Every person in Oregon grappling with a serious mental illness deserves access to the serv  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * - New directives update original 1987 executive order to expand protections and include gender identity * * * Governor Kate Brown today signed Executive Order 19-08 , ensuring equal treatment under the law for Oregon's LGBTQ+ community. The order makes updates to an executive order signed in 1987 -- groundbreaking at the time -- that barred state agencies from discriminating on the basis of sexual o  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 25 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Today, Governor Kate Brown submitted a list of state board and commission appointments to the Oregon Senate for confirmation. The Senate Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the nominations on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. "State boards and commissions delve into the issues and policies that impact so many aspects of our daily lives, and all Oregonians should have their voices represented in that process  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: Tomorrow, Governor Kate Brown will sign an executive order in Portland designed to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ equality in Oregon. The first executive order recognizing LGBT equality in Oregon was signed in 1987. "Progress matters, and recognition matters. The long-standing executive order needed to be updated to reflect current law and understandings about sexual orientation and gender identity," sai  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 25 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Oregon's academic health center ranks No. 11 on the Nature Index global 'young universities' list and No. 42 on Reuters 'most innovative' list of U.S. public universities * * * Oregon Health & Science University ranks among the world's most innovative research universities, according to assessments by two major news and scientific organizations released this week. OHSU jumped to No.   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 26 [TNSmedicalresearch - Experimental Eye Research] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Oregon National Primate Research Center at OHSU reports first-ever nonhuman primate model for Bardet-Biedl Syndrome * * * A genetic mutation that leads to a rare, but devastating blindness-causing syndrome has been discovered in monkeys for the first time. The finding offers a promising way to develop gene and cell therapies that could   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 21 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Together with collaborators in the U.S. and U.K., the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute launches new alliance solely focused on the early detection of cancer * * * Developing radical new strategies and technologies to detect cancer at its earliest stage is the bold ambition of a new transatlantic research alliance, announced today by OHSU and its collaborators. Early detection is essentia  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 24 [TNSmedicalresearch - New England Journal of Medicine] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - Patients whose heartburn persists despite medication may have other disorders, benefit from surgery, study finds * * * Research published in The New England Journal of Medicine (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1811424) suggests a new course of diagnosis and treatment for the estimated one in five adults with symptoms o  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 24 [TNSmedicalresearch - Environmental Neurology] -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - OHSU neurotoxicologists highlight 'significant global health issue' for undernourished people around the world * * * So you say you're interested in a plant-based diet? It's true that many plants provide an abundance of nutrients, typically at a fraction of the energy expended to raise animal protein. However, before embarking on a whole  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 23 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: World governments and other leadership bodies are taking vital steps to protect the ocean but more progress is urgently needed, Oregon State University scientists reported today at the Our Ocean Conference. An OSU analysis, led by marine ecologists Kirsten Grorud-Colvert and Jane Lubchenco, shows that more than one-third of the ocean area currently under protected status is the result of t  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 25 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: As we begin the slide into winter and summer's bounty recedes, birds welcome the extra nutrition offered by backyard feeders. When putting out a banquet of supplemental food, high quality is essential, said Dana Sanchez, a wildlife specialist for Oregon State University Extension Service. Mixes with red millet, golden millet, flax seed, rape seed and oats are a waste because birds will just kick those fillers out   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 25 [TNSsociologyresearch - Disasters] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: The first responders to wildfires in the remote areas of the Great Basin of Oregon and Idaho are increasingly volunteer groups of private landowners that have been authorized and trained in partnership with federal and state agencies. Rangeland Fire Protection Associations, which started in the 1960s in eastern Oregon but have proliferated in the region over the last 20 years, ar  more

PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 25 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon issued the following news release: * * * - Offers more high-quality options and benefits to meet diverse health care needs and budgets - Serving more counties with new plan options, deeper partnerships with local providers, and new benefits to maintain and improve health and well-being * * * During Medicare's annual election period, occurring now through Dec. 7/*, people shopping for Medicare coverage options will have a wide  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 22 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: An arts graduate with a 30-year career as a museum curator and a regional education leader who has championed the underrepresented will be honored Friday when Southern Oregon University presents its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards during a luncheon on campus. Bruce Guenther, who earned a bachelor's degree in applied design from SOU in 1971, will receive this year's Distinguished Alumni Award. The award recogni  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 21 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: Paul Condon, an assistant professor of psychology at SOU, recently published an article in Current Opinions in Psychology's special issue on mindfulness about how meditation may increase empathy and altruism in certain contexts. Current Opinions in Psychology, a scientific journal dedicated to recent discoveries and papers in the broad field of psychology, published the special issue on mindfulness in August. It   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 21 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: A growing number of Americans are turning to tattoos to inform medical personnel of their desire to not be resuscitated. This creates a predicament for medical staff: How do they know when a tattoo accurately represents a patient's wishes? In a new article in the Oregon Law Review, Dr. Brian Elzweig, associate professor with the University  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 23 -- Wyndham Destinations, a hospitality company, issued the following news release: Vacasa, North America's largest vacation rental management platform, today announced that it has finalized its acquisition of Wyndham Vacation Rentals from Wyndham Destinations (NYSE: WYND), the global leader in vacation ownership and exchange, for a purchase price of $162 million. Vacasa financed the acquisition of Wyndham Vacation Rentals through a combination of cash and equity. Wyndh  more