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Dennis’ 7 Dees golf tournament raises $88,000 to benefit homeless

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The seventh annual charity golf tournament organized by Dennis’ 7 Dees Landscaping and Garden Centers was held on Sept. 15 in Aurora, Oregon, with net proceeds coming to more than $88,000. The money will benefit Human Solutions, a nonprofit organization that provides a full array of programs and services to benefit the homeless population in […]

Japanese beetle detected in Portland

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The number of Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) detected in the Cedar Mill area on the west side of Portland has now climbed to 337, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA). Earlier reports had pegged the number in the mid-200s. And officials expect they may find more. Officials believe these numbers mean a breeding […]

Farwest Show marks second straight year of higher attendance

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The Farwest Show continues to grow — just like Oregon’s high quality plants, trees and shrubs. More than 6,300 industry professionals turned out or the 2016 edition of the national nursery and greenhouse industry expo. It was a 6 percent increase over 2015, making it the second consecutive year that attendance went up. The show also […]

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, […]