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CAPS of La Grande buys out former Baxter Auto Parts inventory, moves to old Sears building

For The Observer LA GRANDE — The former Sears building on Portland Avenue has a new tenant. Owners…

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Ask Liz: What are your employee benefits really worth?

Benefits make up more than 30% of the typical compensation package, but companies aren’t always clear about how…

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Top local taxpayers saw taxes rise and fall in the 2021-22

LA GRANDE — The 2021–22 tax bills for four of Union County’s top-five taxpayers fluctuated significantly from the…

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Valley Insurance settling into new home on Adams Avenue

LA GRANDE — It is a delightful irony. Valley Insurance has a new home, one that will help…

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H-2A burdens expected to increase under new rule

SALEM — Farmers who rely on foreign guest workers can only expect more red tape from upcoming revisions…

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Oregon’s poverty gap continued to shrink through the pandemic

SALEM — Even as COVID-19 upended Oregon’s economy and uprooted thousands of lives, the poverty gap between white…

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Peak Lifestyle Studio introduces new Kona’s Corner coffee, protein shakes to fuel members

By SHANNON GOLDEN • For The Observer LA GRANDE — Peak Lifestyle Studio, with its fitness spaces, upstairs…

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Higher cost of natural gas goes into effect Nov. 1

LA GRANDE — Union County residents who depend on natural gas to heat their homes will have to…

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Oregon expands targets under Clean Fuels Program

SALEM — Oregon regulators are accelerating targets meant to shrink the carbon footprint of the state’s transportation sector.…

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Acting ODA director vows steady hand amid transition

SALEM — While Oregonians are set to elect a new governor in November, change is already underway at…

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