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Oregon Incentives and Workforce Development Guide

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For a list of Oregon economic development agencies that can help with the site selection process, visit our Online Site Seekers’ Guide. Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund (EDLF): EDLF provides direct loans to help start-ups, micro-enterprises and small businesses expand or become established in Oregon. loan origination fee.

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School Safety is In the Making

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Many schools have taken measures to keep students safer, such as adding security guards, surveillance systems, metal detectors and more. They can stand strong during a security breach or defend against flames, smoke and heat during a fire event. Are voluntary security practices enough? So how can schools be made safer?

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News From The Viewpoint Construction Software Conference – Fall 2014

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Its location at the Oregon Convention Center was evidence of the company’s surging growth. At a meeting for partners held right before the official events began, Viewpoint’s Tom Kobayashi previewed a new web interface with upgraded security and a dashboard that included Hourly Time, Resource Management and VPC integration.

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How to Get Paid on Oregon Public Projects

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A large amount of that construction funding is going to be headed directly to individual states, and there are plenty of opportunities for contractors across Oregon to benefit — especially as the state continues to work towards higher levels of sustainability in its new projects. Payment protection on Oregon public projects.

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Foster Farms Investing $30M In Louisiana Poultry Plant Expansion

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Louisiana Economic Development (LED) estimates the project will result in an additional 42 new indirect jobs, for a total of more than 90 new jobs in North Louisiana. To secure the new investment, the State of Louisiana offered the company a competitive incentive package that includes the LED FastStart® workforce training program.

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Can a Property Owner File a Claim Against the Contractor’s Insurance?

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For example, Oregon requires Residential General Contractors to carry policies with a minimum limit of $500,000 per occurrence. While most states do have minimum insurance limits in order to secure a license, minimums are just minimums. View contractor licensing rules in all 50 states. Minnesota requires $100,000 per occurrence.

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Extreme Earthquake Overdue for California - Julian Construction Blog

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The last massive earthquake on record in California was the great San Francisco earthquake (and resulting fire) of 1906, which was estimated to be 7.9 on the Richter scale and resulted in an estimated 3,000 deaths. Such work is beyond the capability of a do-it-yourselfer, so a competent foundation contractor should be hired.