Rural Economy Stories from OPB
Oregon Sees Second Month Of Job Gains
Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8-and-a-half percent in April -- essentially unchanged from 8-point-6 percent in March.
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Signs Of Life In Oregon's Lethargic Real Estate Markets
Oregon Timber Counties Facing Tough Cuts
Ashland Business Owners Worried About Panhandling
Q&A: What's Next For Curry County?
Average Oregon Gas Price: $4.10
Think Out Loud - The Rural Economy
Empty Coffers in Curry County
The combination of the down economy and the eminent loss of federal timber dollars has made Curry County one of the worst-off in Oregon.
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Rural Doctors Say Goodbye
A married couple of doctors are getting ready to move from Madras to Seattle. How has 15-years in the community influenced their lives, and how has their service impacted the ...
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Timber Payments?
Timber payments are set to expire at the end of September — what's happening in Congress to come up with a solution?
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Creating Jobs in Rural Oregon
What are rural communities in Oregon doing to create jobs?
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Proposed Tax Increases in Eugene and Baker County
We're tackling two more items from the May ballot: a five-year levy to raise $3.6 million for Baker School District and a temporary income tax in Eugene to fund schools.
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State Bank
Would a state-owned bank bolster the growth of farmers and small business owners?
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Rural Economy Blog
The Remodel
As I am writing this, movers are hauling boxes, carting furniture and rolling desks out the door. OPB is remodeling the building here in Portland and at the same time ...
The Rural Economy Project was designed as a partnership to help gather resources and meet the needs of workers and businesses in rural communities across Oregon. Hear from community bloggers and check out ripplenw.org for shared resources.
How can you get involved with rural matters? RIPPLE is a website dedicated to providing extensive information, opportunities and access job related resources.
Meet the RIPPLE bloggers focusing on Oregon's rural economy:
Bruce Sorte
OSU Extension Economist, for 66,000 sq. miles of Oregon east of the Cascades.
Lily Brislen
Micro Enterprise Development and Learning Program Manager for Umpqua Community Development Corporation in Roseburg.
Rural Economy Project Videos
Earth and Vine
Mary Stevenson started Earth and Vine in 2008.
Black Buffalo Coffee House
The Coffee house is nearly a year old and already operating in the black.
Tommy Gibbons
Perpetual optimism is a foundation for this young entrepreneur.
