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	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:16:54 PST</pubDate>
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  	  <title>Machinists vote to strike at Boeing, but contract extended 48 hours</title>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:01:00 PST</pubDate>
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  	  <title>Plumbers and Steamfitters Union's new training center opens in White City</title>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/story_id/34093/pg/453</link>
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  	  <title>Study:  China trade wallops Oregon Jobs</title>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/34042/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>According to a recent study by a Washington D.C.-based think tank, job loss due to trade with China has hit Oregon harder than nearly any other state in the nation.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Graphic: Oregon Employment change by industry</title>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/34044/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
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  	  <title>Office policy: Keep politics in its place</title>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/34053/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>As the nation enters the boxing ring of presidential campaigning this fall, it’s not unusual for the jabs of political convictions to enter the workplace, too.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Oregon staffing firms</title>
	  <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/34097/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>Ranked by FT staff and sorted by region</description>
	
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  	  <title>Snack Alliance is hiring</title>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	  <description>Thirty new  jobs are expected in Hermiston as Snack Alliance expands its line of healthy snacks.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Boardman mill to create 85 new permanent jobs</title>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/33723/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>A Boardman tree grower has received $250,000 from state lottery funds to build and purchase parts for a state-of-the-art sawmill in Morrow County, a project that’s expected to bring 85 permanent full-time jobs to the area.</description>
	
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  	  <title>A below-par spring in Tillamook County</title>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/33725/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>Employment in Tillamook County was about 100 jobs below year-ago levels in early 2008 due largely to weakness in retail trade and leisure and hospitality.</description>
	
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  	  <title>100 Best files: Top 10 most important workplace attributes</title>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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  	  <title>Thousands of jobs lost</title>
	  <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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	  <description>Troubles in the economy continue to result in Oregon job losses, with the residential construction sector leading the way, says Oregon state employment economist Art Ayre.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Even slow-growing occupations will need workers</title>
	  <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/32276/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>Slow job growth ahead. Watch for disappearing workers. These might be the road signs for the recent 10-year occupational employment projections from the Oregon Employment Department.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Graphic: 100 Best retirement policies among industries</title>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/32182/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>Does your company make a contribution to an employee's tax-qualified retirement plan? Here's how various sectors represented in our 100 Best Companies survey answered this question.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Assessing health risks to reduce costs</title>
	  <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/32183/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>These days, the health of an employee means a lot. So, as health-care costs rise, more companies are recognizing the value of providing preventive care.</description>
	
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  	  <title>Companies address breastfeeding needs</title>
	  <pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
	  <link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/.docs/action/detail/rid/31781/folder/10014/pg/10002</link>
	  <description>In the few months since Oregon’s workplace breastfeeding law arrived, some companies have been acting to comply with requirements to provide private space and time for new moms who need to pump breast milk at work, while others with existing support are kicking it up a notch.</description>
	
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