After two year of gains, employment ads placed with Portland’s The Oregonian declined 8.1%, while ads at Eugene’s Register-Guard newspaper rose only 2.1% during the 12 months ended November 2006.
Since 2001, Oregonians’ average wages have risen faster than inflation. At least this is true for workers covered by unemployment insurance — close to 90% of workers in the state.
A growing all-terrain vehicle manufacturing company has injected tiny Nyssa — just south of Ontario — with new economic life. Driving Ambitions is scheduled to build 1,000 ATVs this year based on designs from Pacer International.
The Burns Paiute Tribe of Eastern Oregon is looking further at building a casino resort in the Ontario area.
There’s another craft brewer launching into the beer-swilling Central Oregon market.
Pending city approval, a new 61-acre industrial park in Redmond could be ready for tenants as early as this summer.
The proposed $2.3 billion deal for Russian Evraz Group S.A. to acquire Oregon Steel Mills made for riveting headlines.