Business Oregon Announces Commercial Rent Relief Grants to Help Small Businesses Behind on Lease Payments
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Business Oregon Announces Commercial Rent Relief Grants to Help Small Businesses Behind on Lease Payments

ByTom Atkinson

Source: Development.Oregon4Biz.com The Oregon Legislative Emergency Board allocated $100 million to Business Oregon for a new program to provide financial assistance to small businesses and commercial landlords impacted by the economic hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The program provides grants to building owners to cover outstanding lease payments from small business tenants that are…

Blue River Community Meeting
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Blue River Community Meeting

ByTom Atkinson

This morning at Roaring Rapids Pizzeria in Eugene, the unofficial mayor of Blue River, Melanie – “If you don’t know who I am you shouldn’t be eating this pizza” – organized a community meeting for evacuated residents of Blue River to discuss the cleanup, moving back upriver and plans to rebuild. Emily Reiman from the…

COVID-19 on the Rise in Oregon
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COVID-19 on the Rise in Oregon

ByTom Atkinson

Today’s update from Oregon Health Authority is viewable here. It includes importatnt advice fro those with children returning to school. Back to School: Tips for schooling and working at home The beginning of this school year is unusual in many ways. Most students are attending school in an online format, and many parents and caregivers…