HERMISTON — The Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency on Monday, Feb. 12, awarded a contract to reconstruct the Southeast Second Street and South Highway 395 intersection.
PENDLETON — Pendleton City Council this week considers awarding a contract of more than $1 million for the water line construction project on Southwest Houtama Road.
BOARDMAN â Some Morrow County employers are blaming extra unemployment benefits for unfilled positions and say it is time for those pandemic-era supplemental benefits to come to an end.
In a letter to Gov. Kate Brown âon behalf of Morrow County employers,â Kalie Davis, director of workforce development for the Port of Morrow, listed 25 employers in the county that had more than 200 job openings total.
âI receive multiple phone calls a day from both employers and temp agencies who are desperate to find anyone that is willing to work,â she wrote.
She asked the governor to consider ending Oregonâs participation in the federal supplemental unemployment benefits program.