PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The American College of Healthcare Sciences issued the following news release: American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS), with a mission to lead the advancement of evidence-based, integrative health and wellness education through experiential online learning and sustainable practices, is proud to support the American Botanical Council (ABC) and their Sustainable Herbs Program. In December 2023, ACHS donated $2,500 in support of their programming as part of its  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Bend City Councilor Mike Riley: "A business owner, an effective and progressive legislator with deep roots serving our district and a record of winning campaigns..." Bend Mayor Pro Tem Megan Perkins: "She's beaten Lori Chavez-DeRemer twice before, and I know she's the leader to do it again this November..." Janelle Bynum is continuing to rack up support in her fight for Oregon's 5th Cong  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 20 -- Thomas, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, issued the following news release: Dominion Energy's Electric School Bus (ESB) Program, in collaboration with Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America, and Sonny Merryman, one of Virginia's leading bus dealers, has achieved a significant milestone by exceeding 1.5 million electric miles driven in the state of Virginia. Launched in September 2019, the program has become t  more

LEBANON, Tennessee, March 21 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on March 20, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Bridgetown Natural Foods officials announced today the company will invest $78.3 million to expand its Oregon-based operations by locating a manufacturing and distribution facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. The Wilson County facility will be Bridgeto  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 19 -- Portland Community College issued the following news: By Misty Bouse Portland Community College's student success programs, Future Connect and PDX Bridge, were awarded The Johnson Charitable Trust (JCT) Award for Excellence in Service and Leadership, which comes with a $250,000, three-year grant that supports service to marginalized students. "The JCT Award enables us to continue to serve our most underrepresented students, those with significant trauma, former f  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 20 -- Lane Community College issued the following news: Lane Community College (LCC) proudly announces its recognition in several prestigious national awards, underscoring its commitment to innovation and excellence in marketing and public relations. LCC brought home two esteemed Paragon Awards from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR), announced March 15. Specifically, Lane received silver in the college recruitment or marketing campaign catego  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 23 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: Oregon Health & Science University invites the public and OHSU members to the 2024 Mark O. Hatfield Endowed Lecture to learn from David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., about his path of discovery, innovation and hope. The 2024 OHSU Mark O. Hatfield Lecture, "Seeing Small and Aiming Big: The Development and Clinical Impact of Optical Coherence Tomography," is Tuesday, April 9, from 7 - 8:30 p.m., in the OHSU Robe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 19 -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: Charlene Williams EdD '15 leads the Oregon Department of Education as a "warm demander" of student, teacher, and educational system success. As a young, high-achieving STEM student in Wilmington, North Carolina, Charlene Williams EdD '15 received a challenge from one of her teachers: "If other people think women and people of color don't do well in math, what are you going to do about it?" A fallen french fry hel  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, March 21 -- Linfield University issued the following news: Embold Credit Union and Linfield University have partnered to bring financial literacy classes, a mobile branch, an ATM and other programming to the McMinnville campus. The partnership began in 2022, when Embold was a key sponsor of NW Media Fest and began offering financial literacy classes to students in Linfield's award-winning First Scholars program. "We are thrilled," said Joseph Hunter, Linfield's vice pre  more

MCMINNVILLE, Oregon, March 22 -- Linfield University issued the following news: Linfield University's award-winning Linfield First Scholars program, designed to build community and support for first-generation students, has received a $298,646 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations. The grant, entitled "Growing First Generation Student Support Through Peer Mentoring," will buttress and expand the Linfield First Scholars program from May 1, 2024, through September 30, 2027. Over that t  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 21 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: Last week the Oregon Department of Justice was awarded $9.4 million in civil damages against Talmage LLC and its founder, Edward Shugrue III. The opinion from the Multnomah County Circuit Court caps a two-year civil investigation resulting in a complaint against Shugrue and his firm, Talmage, for misconduct against the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (OPERF) in violati  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum this morning joined the US Department of Justice (USDOJ) and a coalition of 15 state Attorneys General and the District of Columbia, in filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Apple-File-Stamped-Complaint.pdf) for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in v  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on March 22, 2024: Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced that her Chief of Staff, Andrea Cooper, will be leaving her office effective March 29th. Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Administration, Chris Warner, has agreed to serve as acting Chief of Staff during the transition period. "I thank Andrea for bringing her experience to help lead my office during a whirlwind transition in the first year of my administration  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 20 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news on March 19, 2024: Today, Governor Tina Kotek delivered remarks at the first meeting of the State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council, established by the Governor's Executive Order 23-06 (https://www.oregon.gov/gov/eo/eo-23-26.pdf). Governor Kotek created the State Government Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council in response to the growing role that generative artificial intelligence is playing in  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: Today, Representative Kevin Mannix (R-North Salem/Keizer) released the following statement after Governor Kotek's recent announcement to cease plans for tolling on I-5 and I-205 in the Portland area. Representative Mannix serves as the Vice-Chair on the Joint Committee on Transportation Special Subcommittee on Transportation Planning. "I applaud the Governor's decision to instruct the   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 23 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news: Tonkon Torp LLP is pleased to welcome associate Rachel Timmins to its Labor & Employment Practice Group. "Tonkon Torp has a wonderful reputation for providing excellent legal representation - and for giving back through pro bono work and their involvement with the local legal community," shared Timmins. "I am excited to be part of Tonkon and to contribute to these important goals." Rachel represents employers   more

CROOKSTON, Minnesota, March 22 -- The University of Minnesota's Crookston campus issued the following news: In 2023, Paul Kratwell moved all the way from Oregon to Minnesota to work at the University of Minnesota Crookston. Kratwell is the director of the Writing Center on campus and is a lecturer for Composition and Writing classes, plus he is in charge of U of M Crookston's Inspired Art Journal. Kratwell's position includes managing a staff of undergraduate peer tutors, keeping records and s  more