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Featured company: Mirabella Portland (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU Problem Solver Published: Apr 16, 2012 at 10:40 PM PDT

There are nice perks for the employees and the folks who live at Mirabella on Portland's south waterfront. It's a senior community that looks more like a 5-star resort!

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Featured company: The Ulven Companies (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah, KATU News Published: Apr 10, 2012 at 9:08 PM PDT

The Ulven Company in Hubbard is looking six people to take positions within the company, which is a metal forging company.

Problem Solvers Wash. losing 26 weeks of unemployment benefits

By Associated Press Published: Apr 3, 2012 at 10:33 AM PDT

Those still without a job in Washington are set to lose 26 weeks of benefits.

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Robust small car sales help auto industry hit the gas

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Auto Writer Published: Apr 3, 2012 at 7:00 AM PDT

The consulting firm LMC Automotive predicts U.S. sales of new cars and trucks reached 1.37 million last month, up 6 percent from March of 2011 and the highest number since May of 2008.

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Featured company: Convergence Networks (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU News Published: Apr 2, 2012 at 9:48 PM PDT

Convergence Networks is adding not just one but three new jobs. It does information technology work for both large and small businesses.

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Big data centers raise tech profile of central Oregon

By Associated Press Published: Apr 2, 2012 at 6:32 AM PDT

With Facebook's first data center in Prineville up and running and a second being built next door, local officials are looking to cement central Oregon as a hub for data centers.

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Made in America: Home made entirely from US products (Video)

By Melanie Wingo, KATU News Published: Mar 30, 2012 at 10:06 AM PDT Last Updated: Mar 30, 2012 at 12:00 PM PDT

A local home builder was inspired to build a home made entirely from materials made here in the U.S.

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New plant in Albany: 'We can compete on a global level' (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Tom Adams KVAL News Published: Mar 28, 2012 at 1:21 PM PDT

What's happening inside the old Oregon Freeze Dry plant may help hybrids and electric cars run longer and more efficiently - and turn the mid-Willamette Valley into the battery capital of a new industry.

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Featured Company: I Have a Dream Foundation Oregon (Video)

By KATU News Published: Mar 28, 2012 at 12:45 AM PDT

I Have a Dream Foundation Oregon is a nonprofit that, most recently, adopted an entire school of underprivileged kids.

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Wash. unemployment rate drops to 8.2 percent

By RACHEL LA CORTE,Associated Press Published: Mar 21, 2012 at 12:54 PM PDT

The state's unemployment rate dropped to 8.2 percent last month, an improvement that will likely shorten the number of weeks people can receive unemployment benefits.

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"Add 1 Job" campaign nets new hire (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU Problem Solver and KATU.com Staff Published: Mar 21, 2012 at 12:52 AM PDT

Mak Metals posted a job opening in the "Add 1 Job" section of KATU.com and a hired a new employee after someone saw the job posting.

Problem Solvers Report: Oregon sheds 6,400 jobs in February

By Associated Press Published: Mar 20, 2012 at 11:27 AM PDT

On a seasonally adjusted basis, the state lost 6,400 jobs. That means, overall, employers didn't hire on as many workers as they usually do in February. The state unemployment rate remained at 8.8 percent.

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Featured company: Portland Spirit, Columbia Gorge Sternwheeler (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah Published: Mar 15, 2012 at 6:33 PM PDT Last Updated: Mar 19, 2012 at 12:03 PM PDT

This is a company that's bucking the odds: Its added jobs in manufacturing during a down economy. And today, it's adding one more.

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Featured Company: Pioneer Pump (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah KATU Problem Solver Published: Mar 9, 2012 at 12:19 AM PDT Last Updated: Mar 15, 2012 at 6:34 PM PDT

This is a company that's bucking the odds: Its added jobs in manufacturing during a down economy. And today, it's adding one more.

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Job Fair: Interstate Career Expo (Video)

By Lincoln Graves KATU News Published: Mar 8, 2012 at 1:57 AM PDT

The Interstate Career Expo has more than 50 employers taking in resumes – some of them looking to add hundreds of jobs.

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2011 PSU graduate finally finds work, thanks to Add 1 Job (Video)

By Kerry Tomlinson KATU News Published: Sep 14, 2012 at 8:50 PM PDT

Betelhem Nedi graduated from Portland State University, where she studied public health, last year. It has taken her this long to find work but now she can use her skills from her homeland, which is 8,000 miles away.

Problem Solvers Featured company: Sherpa Design (Video)

By Kerry Tomlinson, KATU News Published: Jul 4, 2012 at 8:19 PM PDT Last Updated: Jul 9, 2012 at 7:22 AM PDT

Problem Solvers Add 1 Job success story: Brianne Spears (Video)

By Shellie Bailey-Shah, KATU News Published: May 7, 2012 at 11:25 AM PDT

Brianne Spears was working at Walmart but wanted a job with regular hours and more stability. She found that thanks to our Add 1 Job initiative.

Problem Solvers Learn about Add 1 Job (Video)

Published: Feb 21, 2012 at 4:28 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 21, 2012 at 5:48 PM PDT

Learn more about KATU's "Add 1 Job" initiative, including how businesses can take the Add 1 Job pledge and how it can help people who are looking for employment.

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(New) US new home sales up 2.3 percent in April

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER,AP Economics Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:45 AM PDT

U.S. sales of new homes rose in April and nearly matched the fastest pace in five years, driving the median price to a record high. The gains suggest the housing recovery is strengthening.

Business (New) Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 9:54 AM PDT

Mountain View, Calif.,-based Google sent hikers to the Galapagos with Street View gear called "trekkers," 42-pound computer backpacks with large, soccer ball-like cameras mounted on a tower.

Business (New) Applications for US unemployment aid fall to 340K

By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:02 AM PDT

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 23,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, a level consistent with solid job growth.

Business (New) Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

By RYAN NAKASHIMA, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:24 AM PDT

The All Access service represents Google's attempt to grab a bigger piece of the digital music market as more people stream songs over mobile phones.

Business (New) House backs variable rate student loans

By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:30 AM PDT

The U.S. House says student loans' interest rates should be pegged to the financial markets. Senate democrats say there is no support for the bill in the Senate.

Business (New) Birth control coverage up for federal appeal

By KRISTEN WYATT, Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:14 AM PDT

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

Business (New) Oil falls on concerns for China demand, Fed policy

By Associated Press Published: May 23, 2013 at 10:17 AM PDT

The price of oil fell Thursday as weak manufacturing data from China raised questions about the strength of oil demand in the world's No. 2 economy.

Business Free hotel suites? On top of big salaries, companies pile on CEO perks

By CHRISTINA REXRODE AP Business Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 1:58 PM PDT

Wynn Resorts kept a suite open all year at its tony Las Vegas hotel and casino for founder and CEO Steve Wynn, at a cost of nearly $452,000.

Business Apple case seen as possible spur to tax reform

By MARCY GORDON, AP Business Writers Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:23 AM PDT

Now that tech darling Apple Inc. has been dragged front and center into the debate over the U.S. tax code, lawmakers are hoping that the spotlight on such a high-profile company could be the catalyst for Congress to take action to close loopholes or reform the law.

Business U.S. home sales tick up to highest in 3½ years

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer Published: May 22, 2013 at 8:21 AM PDT

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.

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