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2016 Farwest Show hosts Emergent networking event for young horticulture professionals

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The 2016 Farwest Show, August 25-27, in Portland, Oregon, will host a networking event this year designed to connect the industry’s best and brightest professionals under 40. ‘Emergent: A Group for Growing Professionals’ will take place on Thursday, August 25, 3:30–5 p.m., in VIP Room B. Emergent attendees will have opportunities to network with like-minded […]

Jenny Peterson featured at Women in Horticulture event at Farwest

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The 2016 Farwest Show, August 25-27, in Portland, OR, and its ‘Women in Horticulture’ networking event will bring women in horticulture together to establish connections, share opportunities, and encourage involvement to advance the industry. The event will celebrate the vital roles women are playing in today’s business and spotlight the life and work of featured […]

Oregon nurseries approach $900 million in annual sales

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Oregon nurseries and greenhouses sold $894 million worth of plant material in 2015, according to a new estimate by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. This was good enough to make nursery and greenhouse products Oregon’s number two agricultural commodity, behind cattle and calves at $914 million. It represented an 11 percent increase in sales from […]

Bipartisan group calls for comprehensive immigration reform

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A bipartisan group of Oregon civic leaders held an immigration reform Day of Action on Wednesday (August 3, 2016), calling on Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform. “We may not agree on everything, but we can agree that all people should be treated with dignity and respect,” said Oregon Speaker of the House Tina Kotek (D-Portland).

Administration raises threshold for overtime exemption

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The White House announced on May 18 that it will essentially double the threshold at which salaried employees performing certain executive, professional or administrative duties are exempt from overtime pay. The current threshold is $23,660 and will roughly double to $47,476. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez told reporters the exemption was originally intended for high-paid executives, […]