BRIEFLY.Byline: The Register-Guard Corcoran among speakers at free PERS a. 1. Light blue; grayish blue; - a term applied to different shades at different periods. workshop The Financial Planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against Association of Mid-Oregon will hold a free public workshop on the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at the South Eugene High School South Eugene High School is a public high school located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It was founded as Eugene High School around 1900, and was located at Willamette Street and West 11th Avenue in a brick building that later served as Eugene's city hall. cafeteria, 400 E. 19th Ave. State Sen. Tony Corcoran and a panel of four PERS industry experts will speak at the event. Career program offering collision repair presentation The automobile collision repair business is the focus of September's "employer visit" event presented by The Workforce Network, a government-sponsored career program, in Eugene. The collision repair industry has work for welders, painters and auto body repair specialists. The event will be held Sept. 18, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., at The Workforce Network, 2510 Oakmont Way, Room 2, Eugene. Seating is limited and pre-registration required. Call 686-7521 to register. Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß announces cuts; impact on Eugene unknown Levi Strauss & Co., maker of Levi's jeans and Dockers' slacks whose sales have fallen for six straight years, plans to fire as many as 650 people in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Europe, or about 5 percent of its workforce. About 350 of the cuts will be in the United States, but it is unclear whether they will extend to the company's 180-employee service center in Eugene. The firm is carrying out a broad streamlining, from design to distribution, said spokeswoman Linda Butler. The closely held company Closely held company A company who has a small group of controlling shareholders. In contrast, a widely-held firm has many shareholders. It is difficult or impossible to wage a proxy battle for any closely-held firm. said it is seeking a new $1.15 billion financing agreement to replace its existing $850 million arrangement, the terms of which it may violate. - From Register-Guard and news service reports |
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