The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) articles from October 2003

The Register Guard (Eugene, OR) archives from October 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
October 2, 2003

Springfield, Ore., Hospital Awaits Improvements after Merger with Texas Chain.
October 2, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Retail Notebook Column.
October 2, 2003

Declaration Makes Eugene, Ore.-Area Businesses Hurt By Fire Eligible for Loans.
October 2, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Magazine Publisher Buys Online Heavy Equipment Sales Firm.
October 2, 2003

Developers Tout Plans for Eugene, Ore., Proposed Courthouse Site.
October 4, 2003

Court Disallows Taking DNA Samples from Parolees without Cause.
October 4, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Shopping Mall Launches $2 Million Renovation.
October 4, 2003

Oregon Issues Warning on Well Water for Western Section of State.
October 4, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Briefs Column.
October 4, 2003

University of Oregon Basketball Arena Site, Plans Garner Mixed Reactions.
October 6, 2003

University of Oregon Set to Announce New Basketball Arena Location.
October 6, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., On the Job Column.
October 6, 2003

Trial Looms for Lane County, Ore., Hospitals in Insurance Contract Competition.
October 6, 2003

Salmon Smokehouse to Move Operations from Springfield to Eugene, Ore.
October 6, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Business Park Sold, Reducing Holdings of Real Estate Magnate.
October 6, 2003

Oregon Seeks to Reel in Unclaimed Property, Especially What Goes Unreported.
October 6, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Meetings Column.
October 6, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Development Report Column.
October 7, 2003

Lane County, Ore., Food Directory Helps Consumers Find Produce.
October 7, 2003

Lane County, Ore., Lawmaker to Give Up Seat, Take Government Job.
October 7, 2003

Thousands of Oregon Natural Gas Customers Reject Program that May Save Money.
October 8, 2003

Lane County Loses Crown as Oregon's Top Recycler.
October 8, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Water, Electric Board Sees No Rate Raise This Year.
October 8, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Factory Changes Hands in European Conglomerate Deal.
October 8, 2003

Food Service Industry Likely to Lead Job Growth, Oregon Predicts.
October 8, 2003

Luxury Motor Home Maker in Oregon Taps New President.
October 8, 2003

Proposed New Eugene, Ore., Bank Selects Second Choice for CEO.
October 9, 2003

Springfield, Ore.-Based Hospital Asks for Less Money in Antitrust Lawsuit.
October 9, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Retail Notebook Column.
October 9, 2003

Sony Factory in Springfield, Ore., Likely A Losing Real Estate Investment.
October 9, 2003

University of Oregon Prepares to Deal with Big Deficit.
October 9, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
October 9, 2003

Springfield, Ore., Hospital Director Testifies during Antitrust Trial.
October 10, 2003

Environmentalists Say Judge's Decision Should Change Oregon Logging Plans.
October 10, 2003

Fungus Spreads Among Small Orchards in Springfield, Ore., Area Communities.
October 10, 2003

Oregon Officials to Meet, Discuss Motif of State Quarter.
October 10, 2003

Cottage Grove, Ore., Massage-Table Maker Introduces Model Made in China.
October 10, 2003

Invitrogen's Absorption of Eugene, Ore.-Based Molecular Probes Proves Tricky.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald Oct. 13--After the excitement of announcing in July that it would buy Eugene's Molecular Probes, Invitrogen now is tackling the drudge work of actually combining the two biosciences companies. Many key...

Eugene, Ore., Officials Solidify Courthouse Commitments.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Bill Bishop Oct. 13--Eugene officials offered specifics about transportation, parking and private development for the proposed site of a new federal courthouse in a response to the General Services Administration, which has...

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., On the Job Column.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Dan Grinfas Oct. 13--QUESTION: We're beginning a labor pool and having people come in to apply for work. Our plan is to call individuals as we need them for various construction jobs. Is it acceptable to take a picture of...

Witness Describes Oregon Hospital's Financial Problems.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Tim Christie Oct. 13--PORTLAND, Ore. -- McKenzie-Willamette Hospital's financial woes became so critical in early 2002 that bond traders began calling to find out if the hospital had enough cash to pay off its outstanding bond...

Job Seekers Crowd Eugene, Ore.-Area Holiday-Employment Event.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Jim Feehan Oct. 13--Eugene offered fresh evidence of the state's lingering recession Saturday as more than 600 people mobbed a gathering of local businesses offering temporary holiday jobs. The line stretched down the block as...

Neighbors Gain Clout in Fight Against Eugene, Ore., University Arena.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Greg Bolt Oct. 13--The University of Oregon won't get a free throw for its new basketball arena when it comes to the city's permit process, where opponents have room to block the project planned for Howe Field. The campus site...

Second Group of Business People Seek to Open a Bank in Eugene, Ore.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Edward Russo Oct. 14--It must be the right time to open a bank in Eugene. A second group of business people has stepped forward with plans to launch a Eugene bank, provided they can pass regulatory muster and raise $7 million...

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
October 14, 2003... Oct. 14--PEOPLE -- Dr. Richard Smithe- has joined Siuslaw Financial Group, the parent company of Siuslaw Bank and Carter & Carter Financial, in Eugene as systems administrator. He previously served as a network engineer and training...

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Development Report Column.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Christian Wihtol Oct. 14--HIGH INTEREST EXPECTED AT 'UP-AND-COMING' LAND AUCTION: The city of Eugene is putting up for auction a 16.5-acre parcel of land in Danebo that was at the center of a long legal battle and controversial...

Eugene, Ore., Councilors Wrestle with Rules for Revamped Downtown Area.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Joe Mosley Oct. 14--Eugene's old downtown mall may be gone, but a need to prevent the central city from becoming a hangout for drug dealers, prostitutes, panhandlers and petty criminals apparently remains. Eugene city...

Residents Seek End to Factory's Fumes in Eugene, Ore., Area.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Christian Wihtol Oct. 14--This past summer, Leslie Maguire took to donning goggles and a chemical respirator mask in the yard of her home off Roosevelt Boulevard in Bethel. Maguire wasn't rehearsing for a terrorist attack. She...

Lane County, Ore., Activists Plan Measure Shielding Marijuana Use.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Susan Palmer Oct. 14--If local petitioners get their way, the Lane County sheriff's and district attorney's offices will devote even less of their resources to go after adult marijuana users than they do now. Organizers have...

'War' on Wildfires Draws Lawsuit in Montana.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Scott Maben Oct. 14--A U.S. Forest Service employees group said it would sue the agency today to seek a comprehensive review of the government's policy of aggressively fighting most wildfires. Eugene-based Forest Service...

Oregon-Based Bank's Holding Firm Posts 32 Percent Jump in Quarterly Profits.
October 14, 2003

Firm Faces Pollution Problems in Oregon, Washington State, California.
October 14, 2003

Lane County, Ore., Plant May Be Cited for Pollution under Nuisance Code.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Christian Wihtol Oct. 15--Faced with a wave of neighbor complaints, Lane County's top air pollution regulator said Tuesday that he'll consider citing the J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in Bethel as a public nuisance, even as...

Eugene, Ore., College to Salute New Home for Events.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Greg Bolt Oct. 15--A building almost 50 years in the making will have its public debut on Friday. The new Morse Event Center at Northwest Christian College fulfills a promise made by college trustees in 1957, a year after the...

Oregon Insurer to Drop Its Low-Premium Health Plan.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Tim Christie Oct. 15--The state's largest health insurer is pulling the plug on one of its insurance plans designed to make consumers more aware of the actual costs of health care. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon...

Court Lets Doctors Prescribe Marijuana.
October 15, 2003... Byline: David Steves Oct. 15--Oregon doctors can prescribe medical marijuana to their patients without fear of punishment from the federal government, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court decision. The high court on Tuesday declined the Bush...

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Beat Column.
October 15, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Giving Column.
October 17, 2003

Hospital's Deals with Lane County, Ore., Doctors Debated in Antitrust Case.
October 17, 2003

Lightning Storms Sparked Oregon Fires that Prompted Evacuations.
October 17, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Attorney Pleads Guilty to Fraud Charges.
October 17, 2003

Hospital Executive Tells of Insurance Concerns during Portland, Ore., Case.
October 17, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Retail Notebook Column.
October 17, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Discount Retailer Starts Expansion in Montana.
October 17, 2003

University of Oregon Among Colleges in Riot-Party Study.
October 17, 2003

Tougher Deposit Policy Causes Problems for Eugene, Ore., Utility Customers.
October 17, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Briefs Column.
October 17, 2003

Lane County, Ore., Jobless Rate Stalled at 7.3 Percent.
October 17, 2003

Horizon Air, Flight Attendants Reach Tentative Agreement.
October 18, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Business Datebook Column.
October 20, 2003

Blachly, Ore., Electric Cooperative Members Defeat Merger Proposal.
October 20, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., On the Job Column.
October 20, 2003

Economist at Portland, Ore., Trial Says Hospital Chain Exercises Monopoly.
October 20, 2003

Eugene, Ore., Hospital Shows Interest in Church-Owned Property.
October 20, 2003

Eugene, Ore.-Based Jewelry Maker Gets New Ownership.
October 20, 2003

Center in Eugene, Ore., to Provide Support for Medical-Marijuana Patients.
October 20, 2003

Report May Put Parkway in Gear for Eugene, Ore., Area.
October 20, 2003

Oakridge, Ore., Works to Promote Potential as Mountain-Biking Mecca.
October 20, 2003

The Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Development Report Column.
October 21, 2003

Hospital Says Eugene, Ore., Site Just One of Many It's Evaluating.
October 21, 2003

PeaceHealth Defends Its Competition with Eugene-Springfield, Ore., Hospitals.
October 21, 2003

Landowners Sue to Stop Drilling for Natural Gas Pipeline near Florence, Ore.
October 21, 2003

Zoning Change May Help Sell Closed Sony CD Plant Site in Springfield, Ore.
October 21, 2003