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State Tipoffs Involving Oregon Newsletter for 2024-11-10 ( 16 items ) |
Alum Spotlight: PCC Grad and Proud Vet Aims to Compete in Adaptive Sports at 2025 Invictus Games (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 8 -- Portland Community College issued the following news:
By Misty Bouse
Portland Community College alum Christopher Bryde will compete in the Vancouver Whistler 2025 Invictus Games. Bryde recently earned five medals at the U.S. Marine Corps trials, qualifying in skiing, wheelchair rugby, rowing, and swimming events.
Invictus organizers anticipate more than 500 competitors from over 20 nations to attend and compete in adaptive sports, including the new winter sports. more PR
Bridge Housing: Acquisition of 340-Unit Housing Community in Portland Metro Area Preserves Low-Income Apartments Before Affordability Restrictions Expire (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 8 -- Bridge Housing issued the following news release:
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Deal exemplifies BRIDGE Housing's strategy to grow its $3.5 billion portfolio by purchasing and preserving affordable housing communities before units can be transitioned to market-rate rents
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PORTLAND, Ore. (November 7, 2024) - BRIDGE Housing has acquired an affordable housing community outside of Beaverton, Oregon, preserving 340 apartments that soon face a potential transition to market-rate more PR
Conn. A.G. Tong: Attorneys General Issue Bipartisan Statement Condemning Violence in Response to Election Results (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Nov. 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024:
In a bipartisan effort to safeguard democratic principles and the rule of law, Attorney General William Tong, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach co-led a coalition of 47 other state attorneys general today calling for peace nationwide in response to the Nov. 5 presidential election.
"Regardles more PR
N.C. A.G. Josh Stein Finalizes $1.37 Billion Opioid Settlement With Kroger (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024:
Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that he and 30 bipartisan Attorneys General finalized a $1.37 billion settlement with Kroger addressing the grocery chain's pharmacies' role in the opioid crisis. Under the agreement, North Carolina will receive $40 million for opioid abatement. Payments are expected to begin early next year. Attorney General Stein led the s more PR
National Republican Congressional Committee: Oregon Democrats' Silence on "garbage" Continues (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news:
Oregon Democrats like Val Hoyle, Janelle Bynum and Andrea Salinas and Joe Biden are literally trying to rewrite history.
First, Biden called Trump supporters "garbage." Then, he ordered White House staff to edit his official transcript of the remark, enraging official White House stenographers.
Now, Oregon Democrats are refusing to condemn this degradation of norms, because they agree that Trump s more PR
Newmark Arranges Sale of Premier Urban Retail Asset in Portland, Oregon (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- Newmark Group issued the following news release:
Newmark announces it has successfully arranged the sale of Block 3, a prime urban retail investment opportunity located in the vibrant Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. Newmark Vice Chairman Nick Kucha, Senior Managing Director James Childress, Directors Kellen Kollmorgen and Jakob Nicholls in cooperation with Vice Chairman Nick Bicardo and Associate Director Cheyne Bloch represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction more PR
OHSU Board of Directors Appoints Interim President (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 7 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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Steve Stadum, J.D., returns to OHSU as board launches search for permanent president
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The Oregon Health & Science University board of directors on Monday approved a resolution to appoint Steve Stadum, J.D., interim president of the academic health center, effective Tuesday.
"The process for selecting OHSU's permanent president will be appropriately vigorous, guided by our values and incl more PR
Ore. A.G. Rosenblum Announces Close to $49 Million in Partial Settlement of Ongoing Generic Drug Price-Fixing Litigation (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 5 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024:
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today announced two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex expected to total $49.1 million. The settlements resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies. These conspiracies allegedly violated both federal and Oregon antitrust laws. Specifically, Attorne more PR
Ore. A.G. Rosenblum Leads Nationwide Bipartisan Coalition Urging Peaceful Response to Election Outcome, Transition of Power (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 5 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2024:
Recognizing the concern nationwide over possible post-election violence and unrest, this morning Oregon Attorney General and President of the National Association of Attorneys General Ellen Rosenblum and Immediate past-President Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost led a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general in a statement (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ more PR
Ore. A.G. Rosenblum, Bipartisan Coalition Of 30 States Announce $1.37 Billion Settlement With Kroger (Fred Meyer And Other Brands) Over Its Pharmacies' Role In Opioid Crisis (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on Nov. 5, 2024:
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, whose office played a leadership role in a bipartisan coalition of thirty state attorneys general, announced today the completion of a $1.37 billion national settlement agreement with Kroger, addressing the grocery chain's pharmacies' role in the opioid crisis. Oregon will receive up to $40 million for opioid abatement, with payments anticipated t more PR
Oregon Health & Science University: Medicaid Funding for Addiction Treatment Hasn't Curbed Overdose Deaths (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 5 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news on Oct. 4, 2024:
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OHSU research suggest Medicaid waivers may be necessary but insufficient to tackle the national opioid epidemic
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By Erik Robinson
For generations, the federal government has largely refrained from paying for mental health and substance use treatment in large residential facilities.
That changed in 2015 when, in response to increasing overdose deaths nationwide fro more PR
Oregon Health & Science University: Researchers Discover Connection Between Failure to Repair Protective Covering Around Nerves, Neuron Damage (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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Model developed in study will pave way for more discovery about important but mysterious process
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By Angela Yeager
Multiple sclerosis, a neuroinflammatory disease that affects nearly 3 million people worldwide, causes a loss of myelin, the fatty sheath that covers nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
Chronic loss of the protective myelin harms neurons. This damage leads to more PR
Parna Mehrbani Talks A.I. for Opportunity Knocks Business Leaders (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 8 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news:
Parna Mehrbani spoke at a recent educational session held in Bend for an audience of Central Oregon business leaders. The "Unlocking Business Potential with A.I." event was hosted by Opportunity Knocks, a nonprofit matching industry and community leaders to help businesses grow and advance through community building and peer mentorship.
Mehrbani and her co-panelists (both A.I. consultants) explored how businesses c more PR
Portland General Electric: Record Numbers of Steelhead Return to the Deschutes River, Heralding Progress in Long-Term Fish Reintroduction Effort (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 8 -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release:
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The 2024 return of adult steelhead to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project is the largest since the 1960s, with months still to go in the run
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Madras, Ore. -- Biologists from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Portland General Electric have collected more than 250 returning adult steelhead at the Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project - the largest more PR
Statement From AG Rosenblum: I Have Confidence Our Incoming AG Will Protect Oregonians From Federal Overreach (10)
SALEM, Oregon, Nov. 8 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2024:
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"Beginning in 2017, many of my AG colleagues and I successfully challenged the first Trump administration's numerous illegal and unconstitutional efforts to undo Americans' rights and freedoms.
"In light of the results of this week's election, I am grateful and confident that Oregon Attorney General-elect Dan Rayfield and his state AG colleagues will continue to hold the line more PR
Verizon Business, TriMet Delivering Advanced Mass Transit Capabilities to Portland Region (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024:
PORTLAND, Ore. - Verizon Business today announced the activation of more than 740 new Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) lines with the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet), a transit agency providing bus, light rail, commuter rail, and paratransit service in the Portland metro region.
FWA delivers fast, reliable, and scalable wireless networ more PR
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