Community health centers face understaffing.
Community health centers are currently clinically understaffed and will likely face increasing shortages that may limit their expansion, according to a study by the rural health research centers of both the University of Washington, Seattle, and the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and by the National Association of Community...

County OKs deputies' contract.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard Lane County commissioners approved a 2-year contract with sheriff's deputies this week, bringing a comparatively smooth end to negotiations with most of the county's unions at a time when rising health care costs can cause strife. The contract with the...

The Iraq dilemma.
Byline: The Register-Guard At the dawning of a new year, the same life-or-death question continues to divide the nation: What is the right course for the United States in Iraq? Is it, as President Bush maintains, to fight on to achieve "total victory," no matter...

Hotels mag names Giovanni Angelini '06 Corporate Hotelier of the World.
Giovanni Angelini, chief executive officer and managing director of Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts was recently named "2006 Corporate Hotelier of the World" by Hotels, the magazine of the worldwide hotel industry. This award was voted upon by over 60,000 HOTELS' readers in 170 countries. Angelini attributes this...

Battling back.
Byline: Anne Williams The Register-Guard VENETA - Two years ago this month, the outlook for Pioneer Youth Corps Military Academy was dismal. After three troubled years operating under the sponsorship of the Eugene School District, the public charter school known as PYCO had gotten the...

Church agrees to settlement in abuse case.
Byline: Jeff Wright The Register-Guard A messy trial involving pastoral sexual abuse and accusations of a church cover-up was avoided Wednesday with a legal settlement reached in Lane County Circuit Judge Karsten Rasmussen's chambers. The settlement comes nine months after a 20-year-old woman filed a...

Job growth pressures small businesses.
Byline: Joe Mosley The Register-Guard Unexpected statewide job growth in February promoted consumer spending for the month but also put pressure on employers to retain key employees, according to the most recent Oregon Small Business Index from Eugene-based LibertyBank. "Strong job growth leads to rising...

Accounting salaries are on the rise.
Heightened competition for accounting and finance professionals will lead to increases in base compensation this year, maintains the 2006 Salary Guide from Robert Half International Inc., Menlo Park, Calif., a specialized consulting and staffing services firm. Starting salaries in accounting and finance are projected to rise an average of...

ODFW on trail of hunters.
Byline: The Register-Guard The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hunting for more hunters - and not just among the state's youth. ODFW Interim Director Roy Elicker last month convened a new Hunter Recruitment Work Group that includes women, disabled hunters and representatives of...

La Quinta reduces complaints, management turnover.
Orlando -- La Quinta executives congratulated general managers for several achievements in 2004 and challenged them to continue to improve during the La Quinta annual business conference in March. The number of complaints per 1,000 rooms sold was reduced from 1.44 several years ago to 0.37 at...