Oregon’s nonfarm payroll employment rises by 5,100 in November

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In November, Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 5,100 jobs, following a revised increase of 3,500 jobs in October. November’s gains were largest in health care and social assistance (+2,300 jobs); construction (+2,100); and professional and business services (+700). Declines were largest

EPA announces $6.5M for clean school buses in Oregon

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SEATTLE — Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has been selected to receive $6,543,857 in funding to assist in the purchase of 26 zero-emission, all-electric school buses through a first-ever