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NikeLeaksnew

Thanks to Julian Assange, we now know how Oregon’s top company fights corruption, counterfeiting and Croatian smugglers.
Willamette Week  |  Corey Pein  |  12-20-2011  |  Business & Labor

Cheat Local!new

Portland helped make Groupon a giant. Here's how local businesses get crushed.
Willamette Week  |  Corey Pein  |  08-17-2011  |  Business & Labor

Prison Can be a Walk in the Parknew

Picking up wet leaves in the cold for 5 cents an hour is an opportunity to "develop appropriate work habits," according to the Oregon Department of Corrections and Portland Parks and Recreation. It's also an opportunity for Portland Parks to save $387 a day by hiring state prisoners to do work that city union officials say should be done by its full-time employees.
Willamette Week  |  Corey Pein  |  11-28-2007  |  Business & Labor

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