Author: Dwight Mills

With strongholds in multiple industries, the state of Oregon boasts a robust and diverse manufacturing sector, home to major names in aerospace, electronics, apparel and more.  This article will provide some key facts on Oregon’s manufacturing sector and exploring the state’s ten largest industrial companies.  The Latest Facts on Oregon’s Manufacturing Sector According to MNI, compiler of the industrial information that powers IndustrySelect, Oregon is currently home to 4,836 industrial companies employing 223,294 workers. According to MNI, Portland is Oregon’s largest city based on number of industrial jobs, with 45,251 workers. Other top cities in Oregon include • Hillsboro (27,260 jobs)• Beaverton (17,416 jobs)• Eugene (11,896 jobs)• Salem (8,454 jobs) Multnomah…

EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Alaskans who depend on government assistance have waited months for food stamp benefits, exacerbating a long-standing hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic, inflation and the remnants of a typhoon that wiped out stockpiles of fish and fishing equipment. The backlog, which began last August, is especially concerning in a state where communities in far-flung areas, including Alaska Native villages, are often not connected by roads. They must have food shipped in by barge or airplane, making the cost of even basic goods exorbitant. Around 13% of the state’s roughly 735,000 residents received Supplemental…

Where the President and First Family live and conduct the people’s business. ur first president, George Washington, selected the site for the White House in 1791. The following year, the cornerstone was laid and a design submitted by Irish-born architect James Hoban was chosen. After eight years of construction, President John Adams and his wife Abigail moved into the still-unfinished residence. During the War of 1812, the British set fire to the President’s House, and James Hoban was appointed to rebuild it. James Monroe moved into the building in 1817, and during his administration, the South Portico was constructed. In 1829,…

During the late Triassic period, between 250 and 227 million years ago, this herbivorous reptile dominated parts of Wyoming. Paleontologists have discovered the peculiar fossilized remains of a million-year-old reptile that was distantly related to modern-day crocodiles and birds. During the late Triassic period, between 250 and 227 million years ago, this herbivorous reptile dominated parts of Wyoming – from where the fossils were found. The newly described species belong to the rhynchosaur group, an extinct herbivorous reptile. A reptile with a beak-like mouth The remains were discovered in Wyoming’s Southern Bighorn Mountains from the well-known Triassic geological formation, known as…

Thirty years on, Gus Van Sant’s masterpiece still astounds. With their tender performances, its two stars Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix reinvigorated the pinup ideal, writes Emily Maskell. Keanu Reeves and the late River Phoenix were in their 20s when they starred in Gus Van Sant’s 1991 cult classic My Own Private Idaho. The two actors were already well on their way to becoming household names when they diverted from Hollywood’s well-trodden path to star in Van Sant’s third feature: a queer, cult and unprecedented title in both Reeves and Phoenix’s filmographies. This year marks the 30th anniversary of My…

OTTAWA – A federal source says the coming budget will detail how the Liberals plan to go after hidden or unexpected consumer fees, following the United States announcing its own crackdown on these charges. Often referred to as “junk fees,” they can include those tacked on to the initial price of a product or service that hide, and inflate, the total cost. The government official, who was granted anonymity to discuss matters not yet public in next week’s budget, says the Liberals plan to work with regulatory agencies, provinces and territories to cut down such fees. These agencies would include…

Frankfurt, Brussels (25/3 – 75) Declared itself an independent sovereign nation on 9 September 1991 from the Soviet Union, today Tajikistan is a constitutional republic ruled by President Emomali Rahmon who has held office since 1994. It has a population of over 8 million people with nearly two-thirds living below poverty line despite its rich natural resources such as gold, uranium and oil reserves. The Tajik president, Emomali Rahmonov was born in 1952 in the village of Danghara. In 1990 he was elected as a people’s deputy of the Tajik parliament, and in 1992 he became head of the Kulob…

In 1860 Japan’s Shogunate officially sent 80 samurais to the United States to establish a diplomatic and economic relationship with the White House. Their primary mission was to ratify the Treaty of Amity and Commerce Between the United States and Japan. Signed in 1858, the treaty enabled Japan to trade further with more foreign countries, which the government had long restricted to the Netherlands and China for nearly 250 years. The 1858 treaty made Japan incorporate into international relationships both politically and economically. The Japanese envoy had another mission in the U.S.; to survey the Mint and American monetary system.…

The eve of Ramadan is a frantic time for Tunisian coppersmith Chedli Maghraoui, who skilfully puts a new shine on families’ favourite kitchenware before the Muslim holy month starts. From couscous pots to beloved tea sets, the metalware gets a professional polish from the 69-year-old craftsman who labours away solo at his workshop in the old city of Tunis. So great is the pre-Ramadan rush that he has to politely tell customers he is just unable to work any faster: “I can’t do it — I still have other orders and, as you can see, I’m working alone.” Maghraoui scrubs…

The latest Essential poll suggests the elite security consensus is not reflective of the prevailing national mood Recently my stream’s algorithm served me up Pine Gap, a gripping if sometimes slow-moving geopolitical drama that I managed to miss when it first aired on Aunty in 2018. Set around the joint US-Australia surveillance facility near Alice Springs, the series paints in the grey spaces that lie at the heart of our most significant alliance on a national, professional and personal canvas. As a showdown in the South China Sea looms, our protagonists are caught between the demands of a trigger-happy US…