The Oregonian

iQ Credit Union Recognized as One of The Oregonian's Top Workplaces

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Monday, October 30, 2023
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VANCOUVER, Wash., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- iQ Credit Union (iQ), a member-owned, modern-day financial institution based in the Pacific Northwest, today announced that it has been recognized as one of The Oregonian's Top Workplaces for the eighth consecutive year, ranking eighth out of 54 midsized employers in Oregon and southwest Washington.

Key Points: 
  • iQ Credit Union recognized as one of The Oregonian's Top Workplaces, ranking eighth out 54 midsized employers.
  • The Oregonian/OregonLive's Top Workplaces competition, now in its 12th year, evaluates employers in Oregon and southwest Washington.
  • Winners of the annual Top Workplaces competition are determined through anonymous employee feedback.
  • "At iQ, it's important to make our team members feel heard and appreciated," Eric Petracca, president and CEO of iQ, said.

Six Years After OregonSaves Launch, Workers Have Saved More than $200 Million for Retirement

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023
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SALEM, Ore., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oregon Retirement Savings Board and State Treasurer Tobias Read today announced that OregonSaves, the state's auto-enrollment retirement savings program, has reached a significant milestone—$200 million saved for retirement. The occasion coincides with the rollout of the program to Oregon's smallest businesses.

Key Points: 
  • SALEM, Ore., June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Oregon Retirement Savings Board and State Treasurer Tobias Read today announced that OregonSaves, the state's auto-enrollment retirement savings program, has reached a significant milestone—$200 million saved for retirement.
  • Launched in July 2017, OregonSaves became the nation's first state-based effort to address the retirement savings crisis by ensuring all private sector workers can save.
  • The program was designed for workers without access to a retirement plan like a 401(k) through their employer.
  • Early market research found that about half of Oregon's workforce (one million workers) lacked access to a workplace-based retirement savings plan and would be eligible to participate in OregonSaves.

Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Stoll Berne, Edelson PC: Portland Jury Awards Significant Damages Against PacifiCorp for Labor Day 2020 Fires in Class Action Lawsuit

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
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In a historic decision, a jury in Portland, Oregon has held PacifiCorp accountable for four devastating fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020.

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  • In a historic decision, a jury in Portland, Oregon has held PacifiCorp accountable for four devastating fires that swept across Oregon on Labor Day 2020.
  • The remaining class members will be entitled to prove up their individual damages in a subsequent phase of the case.
  • After deliberating, the jury today determined that PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages of .25 times the actual damages.
  • Plaintiffs and the class are represented by the Court-appointed Lead Counsel: Stoll Berne, Keller Rohrback LLP, and Edelson PC.

New Canyonville Solar Project to Benefit Oregon Residents and Agriculture

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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MYRTLE CREEK, Ore., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SolRiver Capital, a leading renewable energy investment firm, is excited to unveil plans for the Canyonville Solar Project, which will combine sustainable energy generation with agricultural practices. Canyonville will be the first Oregon Community Solar Program available in Douglas County, helping residents there and throughout Oregon save money every month.

Key Points: 
  • Canyonville will be the first Oregon Community Solar Program available in Douglas County, helping residents there and throughout Oregon save money every month.
  • The Canyonville Solar Project will create a pathway to energy independence for the community.
  • The Canyonville Solar Project is also an exceptional community-centric endeavor that empowers individuals to reduce their reliance on traditional power sources and forge a path to a more self-reliant future.
  • SolRiver Capital warmly invites all Oregon residents to participate in the community solar revolution by subscribing to the Canyonville Solar Project, and following our progress by following us on Facebook.

Trillium Community Health Plan Announces Request for Applications for 2023 Small Grants for Community Benefit Initiatives

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Thursday, June 8, 2023
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EUGENE, Ore. and TIGARD, Ore., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trillium Community Health Plan (Trillium) announced today a Request for Applications (RFA) for 2023 Small Grants for Community Benefit Initiatives. All grant funding is designed to support projects that drive healthcare quality solutions to improve the social determinants of health in Trillium's service areas. Proposed community-level interventions should focus on improving health outcomes, alleviating health disparities, and advancing health equity across the Tri-County and Southwest regions of the state.

Key Points: 
  • EUGENE, Ore. and TIGARD, Ore., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trillium Community Health Plan (Trillium) announced today a Request for Applications (RFA) for 2023 Small Grants for Community Benefit Initiatives.
  • All grant funding is designed to support projects that drive healthcare quality solutions to improve the social determinants of health in Trillium's service areas.
  • Proposed community-level interventions should focus on improving health outcomes, alleviating health disparities, and advancing health equity across the Tri-County and Southwest regions of the state.
  • "Trillium is proud to invest in innovative projects that will increase access to integrated healthcare services for Oregonians," said Sarah Kelley Brewer, Trillium Plan President & CEO.

Oregonians Strongly Support Legislative Policies to Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers to Lower Drug Costs & Provide Value

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Friday, April 14, 2023
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With the Beaver State already facing negative impacts of harmful business practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), a new poll among likely Oregon voters finds that an overwhelming majority support policy proposals to require these middlemen health insurance companies to lower drug costs and provide value to Oregonians.

Key Points: 
  • With the Beaver State already facing negative impacts of harmful business practices by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), a new poll among likely Oregon voters finds that an overwhelming majority support policy proposals to require these middlemen health insurance companies to lower drug costs and provide value to Oregonians.
  • The statewide poll found that 87% of likely Oregon voters across party lines support regulating PBMs.
  • “It’s clear that Oregonians – like all Americans – are looking for actionable reforms to help make medicines more affordable and accessible.
  • For example, the Oregon State Pharmacy Association issued a recent study that showed that PBMs were reimbursing pharmacies at unsustainable rates, leading to closures of small, independent pharmacies.

Saving the Earth (and for College)--Oregonians Save $1M for Higher Education through Recycled Bottles and Cans

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Wednesday, April 5, 2023
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SALEM, Ore., April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, partners BottleDrop and the Oregon College Savings Plan announced that the program has reached a milestone $1M saved for higher education through the convenient redemption of bottles and cans. This accomplishment comes three years after launching its collaboration in November 2019, and just in time to celebrate Earth Month.

Key Points: 
  • This accomplishment comes three years after launching its collaboration in November 2019, and just in time to celebrate Earth Month.
  • The program allows families from across the state to leverage their container redemptions to save for future education expenses.
  • Participants can set up automatic fund transfers from their BottleDrop account to one or more Oregon College Savings Plan (OCSP) accounts.
  • The Oregon College Savings Plan is a state-sponsored higher education savings program that comes with special tax advantages and can be opened by just about anyone.

"Oregon Loves New York" by Sally Ruth Bourrie Wins Ian History Award

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023
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SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Jan. 24, 2023, Oregon Loves New York: A Story of American Unity After 9/11 will be reissued with a foreword by the Flight for Freedom's "moral center," Len Bergstein, plus a comprehensive index.

Key Points: 
  • Based on author Sally Ruth Bourrie's reporting for the Chicago Tribune and The Boston Globe, over 100 interviews, and contemporary news articles and memoirs, Oregon Loves New York documents a little-known event in American history: the Flight for Freedom.
  • What they found were fellow Americans who needed more than money, they needed their hearts.
  • Oregonians listened to their 9/11 stories and were called to be present in more ways than they could have anticipated.
  • Bob Straub, aide to Portland mayor and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Neil Goldschmidt, and owned a political consulting firm.

SELCO Community Credit Union Launches Lumin Digital's Cloud-Native Digital Platform

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Thursday, November 3, 2022
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SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumin Digital announced today that SELCO Community Credit Union (SELCO) has launched Lumin's cloud-based online and mobile digital banking platform for its more than 150,000 members.

Key Points: 
  • SAN RAMON, Calif., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumin Digital announced today that SELCO Community Credit Union (SELCO) has launched Lumin's cloud-based online and mobile digital banking platform for its more than 150,000 members.
  • Through partnering with Lumin, SELCO will provide its members with an integrated mobile experience, seamlessly integrated card controls, an exceptional user interface and the ability to scale as the credit union grows.
  • Lumin also enables credit unions to provide users with real-time updates and new features that add value and simplify everyday banking.
  • Founded 86 years ago by a group of fiscally minded teachers, Springfield-based SELCO Community Credit Union today serves more than 150,000 members as one of the largest and longstanding Oregon-based credit unions.

New Study: Inequity in Pharmacy Benefit Managers’ Drug Pricing Practices in Oregon Raises Serious Questions

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Thursday, October 27, 2022
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The study, Understanding Pharmacy Reimbursement Trends in Oregon, found that PBMs are reimbursing pharmacies at wildly different rates while at times charging Medicare and Medicaid astronomical prices.

Key Points: 
  • The study, Understanding Pharmacy Reimbursement Trends in Oregon, found that PBMs are reimbursing pharmacies at wildly different rates while at times charging Medicare and Medicaid astronomical prices.
  • Thats because these pharmacies arent being reimbursed at rates that allow them to keep their doors open, which raises serious questions about what PBMs are up to and why, said OSPA Executive Director Brian Mayo.
  • If you can no longer afford your medication or your only local pharmacy closes down, you quickly run out of options.
  • While the report is focused on reimbursement trends in Oregon, the business practices analyzed are reflective of what other states are encountering.