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Business column: Worry about the right thing with estate taxes

Death and taxes may be the only certainties in life, but death taxes are only a remote possibility…

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Bi-Mart manager retires after 43-year career

LA GRANDE — Jeff Thomas knew the broken alarm system meant a sleepless night lay ahead of him.…

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Eastern Oregon tourism receives state funding bump

PORTLAND — The Oregon Tourism Commission, which does business as Travel Oregon, awarded $913,000 to 34 projects across…

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Oregon bill would hike wine, beer and cider taxes

SALEM — Oregon legislators Tuesday, Feb. 23, introduced House Bill 3296, dubbed the Addiction Crisis Recovery Act, which…

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Man accused in $15M grass seed money laundering schemes SALEM — A former manager of a Washington-based seed…

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Ziply Fiber’s new network in La Grande goes live March 4

KIRKLAND, Wash — Ziply Fiber recently announced it completed a critical phase of the fiber-optic network build-out in…

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Business Column: PPP deadline draws near

Businesses that have not yet applied for the first or second draw of the Paycheck Protection Program need…

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State fines Florence cafe nearly $18K over COVID-19 rules FLORENCE — The state of Oregon has fined a…

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Millennial Money: Turn your quarantine clutter into money

I placed more online orders than I can count in 2020. And I justified all of them. My…

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‘March into Spring’ urges safe, local shopping

LA GRANDE — The Union County Chamber of Commerce and La Grande Main Street have teamed up with…

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