Business Briefly.Byline: The Register-Guard Quarterly profits go up 36 percent at LibertyBank LibertyBank, helped by improved loan production, has reported a 36 percent jump in first-quarter profits. The Eugene-based bank said it earned $1.79 million in the three months ended Sept. 30, up from $1.3 million in the year-earlier quarter. Assets rose 7 percent, to $512 million. The bank, owned by the Pape n. 1. A spiritual father; specifically, the pope. family of Eugene, said loan production of $75 million in the quarter was up 93 percent from the same period a year ago. Retail deposits grew by more than $20 million, mainly on increases in business and consumer checking and money market accounts, the bank said. Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. speakers will address workplace issues A symposium on overwork overwork the condition produced by working a draft animal or working dog, an eventing or endurance horse too hard. See also exhaustion. and time poverty in America will be held in Eugene on Thursday, as part of the national Take Back Your Time Day. The event, featuring speakers, runs 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the UO Baker Center, 325 East 10th Ave AVE Avenue AVE Average AVE Alta Velocidad Espanola (train between Madrid and Seville) AVE Alta Velocidad Española (Spanish: High Speed Train) AVE Audio Video Entertainment AVE Advertising Value Equivalent . in downtown. The presenters: Gaylene Carpenter, associate professor, UO arts and administration department, on "Time Scarcity Scarcity The basic economic problem which arises from people having unlimited wants while there are and always will be limited resources. Because of scarcity, various economic decisions must be made to allocate resources efficiently. : Myth or Reality?" Bill Harbaugh, associate professor, UO economics department, "Are Americans Really Overworked?: An Economist's Perspective." Jean Stockard, professor, UO planning, public policy and management department, "Health and Family Consequences of Overwork." Barbara Kellogg, Service Employees International Union, Local 503, "From Those Folks Who Brought You the Weekend: A Labor Perspective." Forrest McDowell Mc·Dow·ell , Ephraim 1771-1830. American surgeon who performed (1809) the first recorded ovariotomy. , director of the Cortesia Institute, on leisure rights. The symposium is sponsored by the UO Labor Education and Research Center. For more information visit www.timeday.com. |
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