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.
Brian Obie s Gordon Hotel blends artistry and hospitality in 5th Street Public Market
While Eugene’s many creatives and arts-centered nonprofit organizations provide a industry foundation, there is no true municipal arts center that realizes the city s branding efforts
. Until that time, however, Obie Industries owner Brian Obie aspires for The Gordon Hotel to serve as a spark and a setting for the city’s creative scene.
“It’s an opportunity for the community,” Obie said. “We’re really trying to build on that arts slogan that Eugene is a great city for the arts and the outdoors. We hope to provide that foundation.”
Brian Bull / KLCC
Eugene’s skyline has a flashy new feature as of tonight. At 6:00pm, a few dozen people gathered near the new Gordon Hotel as its large rooftop sign was ceremoniously turned on.
Casey Obie Barrett lead the countdown…
“3…2…1…
Gooorrrdooon!” (CHEERS, APPLAUSE) Well there it is, that sign will not turn off, ever again, he grinned. If it does, call the City of Eugene, because we’re on a redundant grid (LAUGHTER).it’s guaranteed.”
Barrett is executive vice president of Obie Companies. The Gordon Hotel is named for his grandfather, and is part of the $75 million Fifth Street expansion.
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.
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KLCC s Brian Bull reports on how salvaged materials from the old Hayward Field site - including the East Grandstand, torn down in 2018 - have been repurposed by local groups and companies.
In this photo from June 2018, crews began tearing down the East Grandstand at the U of O s Hayward Field facility.
Credit Brian Bull / KLCC
Excavators razed several old structures during the $200 million renovation. Several groups now have pieces of that legacy.
Obie Companies President Brian Obie said it’s part of their 5th Street Market expansion:
“We were fortunate enough to be granted steps out of the old stadium. We will make benches out of those, it’ll be close to the Nike Store, Obie told KLCC.