

Oregon Environmental Council is hiring
From Andrea Durbin at Oregon Environmental Council: OEC is now recruiting for two positions: climate communications and outreach manager and finance director. OEC is working hard to diversify their staff and are only advertising through targeted outreach and networking to identify good candidates.


N/NE Community Development Initiative adopted and ready to implement
After a yearlong process, the N/NE Community Development Initiative final action plan has been adopted and is ready for implementation. The goal of the plan is to use urban renewal funds to foster economic prosperity among communities and individuals that have not fully participated in, or benefited from, economic opportunities in the Interstate Corridor urban renewal area. On January 18, staff presented the final action plan to the PDC board of commissioners and on January 2


Summer internship opportunity in Sen. Jeff Merkley's D.C. office
From Johnell Bell, field director for the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley: The Otto and Verdell Rutherford Congressional Internship provides an opportunity for Oregonian students who seek to experience public policy-making up close and further the cause of economic and social justice. The position is designed specifically for students who otherwise would not be able to afford the opportunity to intern in our nation's capital. Senator Merkley offers an approximately $5000