Arcimoto and 5th Street Public Market are celebrating Earth Day this weekend with an event to let people test drive the three-wheel, electric Fun Utility Vehicles or FUVs.
Arcimoto is based in Eugene and has several variations of electric vehicles, including the FUV, Fun Utility Vehicle, the Deliverator andthe Rapid Responder.
Credit Arcimoto
Arcimoto Director of Communications Jonathan Miller says the FUV is the company’s way of creating a more affordable alternative to fight climate change.
“We’re driving these really expensive, oversized rigs just to go five miles by yourself to work,” said Miller. “We have an affordable option that checks off all those boxes. It does all the things you need it to do for everyday driving.”
5th Street Public Market raises minimum wage to $15 an hour
Officials with Obie Companies said they will pay all employees at least $15 an hour starting May 1.
Posted: Apr 15, 2021 12:45 PM
Posted By: Chelsea Hunt
EUGENE, Ore. – The company that manages the 5th Street Public Market in Eugene will soon be raising the minimum wage for their workers.
Officials with Obie Companies said they will pay all employees at least $15 an hour starting May 1.
A total of 100 people are employed at Obie Companies’ two hotels and at the market in Eugene and at their inn in Boise, Idaho. Of those, 60 will be receiving a pay raise with the change.
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February 24, 2021
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Now – February 28
Mint Museum Uptown
Tickets $6-$15 Free to members
To celebrate Mint Museum Uptown’s tenth anniversary, In Vivid Color: Pushing the Boundaries of Perception in Contemporary Art brings together four innovative contemporary artists Gisela Colon, Spencer Finch, Jennifer Steinkamp, and Summer Wheat who create works celebrating the power of color and its transformative ability to permeate the space around us. Their work is juxtaposed with a selection of paintings and works on paper drawn primarily from The Mint Museum’s permanent collection that explore artists’ exploration of color in more traditional ways.
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KLCC s Aubrey Bulkeley reports on the grand opening of a new ice cream shop at the 5th Street Market Expansion in Eugene.
Owner Tim Joyce is originally from Youngstown, Ohio where Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream was founded 75 years ago. So when Joyce decided to start a business after his time with Nike, he was very familiar with the product.
“I decided to get into the ice cream business late in life,” said Joyce. “I meet many of my customers that say their first job was in the ice cream business. My last job’s in the ice cream business.”
Plans for Historic Hayward Field artifacts revealed
The Oregon Club of Eugene/Springfield and 5th Street Public Market received benches, signs, beams and artwork from the historic stadium.
Posted: Feb 2, 2021 7:11 PM
Updated: Feb 3, 2021 12:59 PM
Posted By: Jaewon Jung
EUGENE, Ore. The Oregon Club of Eugene/Springfield and 5th Street Public Market revealed their plans for recycling artifacts from the Historic Hayward Field such as benches, signs, beams and artwork on Tuesday.
“Obviously Eugene is a big track town. Hayward was an icon, like none other. There will never be another place like it,” Oregon Club of Eugene/Springfield president Ken Brown said.