LaborWorks Ribbon Cutting – February 27, 2013

Member Hosted AM & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

LaborWorks Industrial Staffing

 

February 27th | 7:30-9:00am
Eastport Plaza
4328 SE 82nd Ave, Ste #2000

LaborWorks, Portland, Oregon

LaborWorks

Scott Isaacson – LaborWorks

 

LaborWorks provides industrial labor staffing solutions to employers seeking to fill temporary positions. We are a leading labor force provider in the region, and have earned a reputation for quickly meeting our client’s needs with dependable workers.

Does your business have extreme production deadlines, high volume seasonal demands, or emergency or supplemental staffing needs? Let us match our workforce to your workload. Our pool of workers and skilled tradesmen are available on short notice. Typically, we can deliver qualified workers to a jobsite within one hour of your initial request. That’s convenient!

Temporary staffing is a cost effective alternative to hiring and managing short-term employees. LaborWorks pays all employer burdens, including taxes, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation (L & I) and daily wages. As part of our staffing service, we also handle W-2 forms, prevailing wage reports, wage garnishments, reference checks, background screening, drug testing, and safety training.

In addition, we encourage employers to use our workers as a temp-to-permanent solution. Employers have the option to hire any of our workers after 160 hours of work without any commissions or fees.

To get started, call us at one of these toll free numbers:

Washington: 888-637-WORK (9675)

Oregon: 866-830-4188

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Adinah Barlow to Teach Class on Posture

MEMBER HOSTED AM
February 20th | 7:30-9:00am
Russellville | 20 SE 103rd Ave, Portland, OR, 97216

Adinah Barlow – Lifelong Body Therapy
www.massageinportland.com

adinah photoPain and tension is very common in our body; especially for those with sedentary jobs. My question is why is there pain, what does it mean, and what can be done about it? Since practicing massage therapy for six years now, I’ve come to understand a lot about pain and it’s roll in our body. I would like to share some observations I’ve made with the relationship between  pain and tension and how we hold our body in space.

Some key things we’ll cover are…

  • Posture: What is all the hype about?
  • Holding and tension patters: What are they?
  • Strength vs flexibility: Where’s the balance?
  • Sitting: What difference does it make how we do it?

It is my intention to empower everyone to listen to their body and understand what it has to say. Hope to see you there!

Adinah Barlow
Lifelong Body Therapy

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SE Works Needs Your Help!

Every year SE Works puts on a Soup Cook-off and Live and silent auction. We would like your input as to what you would like to see auctioned off in the Live Auction. Please email me at seastman@seworks with your suggestions. Thank you.

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Portland City Council to Consider Earned Sick Leave Policy

Portland City Council to Consider Earned Sick Leave Policy January 31st – Informational Forum Scheduled for TODAY 6:00-8:00pm

Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz brought an Earned Sick Leave Policy to City Council in January.  She hosted an informational forum on January 23rd.  This event gave an overview of the proposed standards, with an extended question and answer opportunity.”Although an estimated 60% of employees working in Portland are currently provided paid time off when they are ill, up to 40% of Portland’s workers can’t take even a single day off to recover from the flu” Fritz said. “Some are even threatened with losing their job if they don’t show up at work due to illness. This issue is of particular concern during the flu season and-for example with recent outbreaks of Norwalk virus-illnesses spreading when people who are sick don’t stay home to recover. But almost everyone gets sick sometimes.”Like minimum wage and safe employment conditions, ideally standards on emergency sick leave would be set by the State Legislature. The Portland City Council adopted a State Legislative Agenda this week that includes asking for statewide Paid Sick Time regulations. In the meantime, Commissioner Fritz, a retired Registered Nurse, is proposing a local measure that would be implemented for employees working within city boundaries. “My proposal will only go into effect if the Legislature fails to adopt standards that are equal or better in safeguarding public health and employee rights” Fritz stated.

Fritz’s proposal would allow employees to earn one hour of sick time per 30 hours worked, and then use up to five days of earned sick time per year for specified emergency absences. Employees in businesses with six or more employees would be eligible for paid sick time. Those working in businesses with five or fewer employees would not be paid for time off due to sickness, but they would have the right to use their earned sick leave without fear of retribution.

The proposed Ordinance and Code language are posted here.

This event gave an overview of the proposed standards, with an extended question and answer opportunity.

The Council held a hearing on the proposed Protected Sick Leave Ordinance and Code changes on Thursday, January 31st in City Council chambers.  Following that hearing, a Stakeholder Task Force was convened to meet weekly for three weeks to discuss the details and potentially propose amendments for Commissioner Fritz to present at the second hearing at the end of February. Following the vote, administrative rules used in implementation of the new Code language will be adopted in collaboration with the City Attorney’s office and the state Bureau of Labor and Industries. If adopted by City Council, the new sick leave standards would then be in effect January 1st, 2014.

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Gresham Ford – New Location! New Hours!

New Location, same great service!  But now, it’s even better!  Our Service Department is now open until Midnight!!  Yes, you read that right! We are now open Monday-Friday, 7am-Midnight!

Come in and have some popcorn, watch some TV in our quite afterhours atmosphere while getting those much needed services taken care of!  And our afterhours crew are super friendly and helpful.  They’ll take the stress and worry out of your automotive needs!

New Location use this one

 

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Bob Bonnell February 2013 Member Spotlight

BobandRoyBob Bonnell – Vehicle Buyer’s Service

Vehicle Buyer’s Service has been in business for 10 years. I’ve helped hundreds of people find a “Better Way to Buy a Car, Truck or SUV.” I can get any New or Used car of your choice.

I own some cars which you can view at BestCarDealinTown.com. But if I don’t own what you  want, then I can “Broker” any car deal with over 400 dealers in the Northwest. I know where to go for the best pricing on each model.

There’s no car to hard to find. I deal in classic cars as well as modern every day transportation. Large commercial vehicles are no problem. Exotic sports cars are always a welcome treat to locate.

I offer a fast, hassle free money saving experience with every purchase. Most deliveries take an hour or less. Many of the vehicles can be shown or delivered to your home or office. I will buy your trade in at the highest price possible and make the financing easy by recommending the lowest rates in town. All the financing can usually be done at the car store too.

Advice on cars is always free. When it comes time for your next vehicle change….just think Bob… at Vehicle Buyer’s Service.

Bob Bonnell
Vehicle Buyer’s Service
View Cars For Sale at www.BestCarDealinTown.com
503-643-4585

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Adventist Health – Robot Helps People Suffering From Hip Pain

Adventist Medical Center is the only hospital in the Oregon using a robot to assist in performing hip surgeries.

makoplasty machinePortland, Ore – January 28, 2013 –The hip is one of your body’s largest weight-bearing joints and millions of Americans are suffering with hip pain. Adventist Medical Center is the first and only hospital in Oregon, providing people suffering from hip pain, an option of robotic assisted surgery. Thanks to the collaboration between orthopedic surgeons and a robot, patients can now experience less pain and quicker recovery times.

Surgeons at Adventist Medical Center are accomplishing this with technology known as MAKOplasty® Hip, the latest innovation in total hip replacement surgery. Using, a highly advanced, surgeon-controlled robotic arm system, the robot enables the accurate alignment and positioning of implants.

MAKOplasty Hip is designed to assist surgeons in attaining a new level of reproducible precision in surgery, to restore patients’ confidence in their mobility and help them return to active lifestyles.

Like other total hip replacement procedures, MAKOplasty Hip may be a treatment option for people who suffer from either non-inflammatory or inflammatory degenerative joint disease.

About Adventist Medical Center (AMC)  Adventist Medical Center (AMC), located in southeast Portland, is a nonprofit, 302-bed acute care facility, offering a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services throughout the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area.  It is home to Adventist Health-Portland, which includes more than 30 primary care and specialty clinics in the metro area.

Adventist Health-Portland is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.

Our workforce of 28,700 includes more than 21,000 employees; 4,500 medical staff physicians; and 3,000 volunteers. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist health values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 19 hospitals, more than 150 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics), 14 home care agencies, six hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. We invite you to visit our website at www.adventisthealthnw.com for more information.

Media Contacts:

Judy Leach, Director

Adventist Health

(503) 251-6162

leachjl@ah.org

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Packed House for EPCC New Member Showcase – January 30, 2013

East Portland Chamber of Commerce New Member Showcase

East Portland Chamber of Commerce New Member Showcase

It was a packed house for the East Portland Chamber of Commerce New Member Showcase!

One Life Portland

One Life Portland

The room was alive with the chatter of some serious networking when Sheila Askov of the Book Keeping Company commented, “I love the ‘buzz’, don’t you?”

Featured were the following new EPCC members:

Take Shape for Life

Take Shape for Life

If you weren’t able to attend you missed out on some serious fun and a great networking opportunity.  We hope that you will attend the next EPCC New Member Showcase scheduled for July 31, 2013.

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Mike Giannetti – December 2012 Member Spotlight

Mike Giannetti
MPG Marketing & Mailing Services
503-231-7154
mikegiannetti@aol.com

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Taylor Ellwood – January 2013 Member Spotlight

Taylor Ellwood – Imagine Your Reality

I move small to medium businesses from survive to thrive. If your business is only doing okay and you are ready to grow your business and turn it into a reality of success, I can help you achieve that goal. I apply a holistic approach to business coaching that examines 12 categories of your business and helps you discover your strengths and weaknesses. Once we know what your weaknesses are, we will develop a strategic plan and processes that will help you address those weaknesses and grow your business. When you work with me, you will get the following benefits:

  • A comprehensive understanding of your business and its strengths and weaknesses.
  • A business plan with time deadlines that will help you stay on course to growing your business.
  • You get an active listener, who offers honest, objective advice. My goal is for you to succeed!
  • You get someone who integrates meditation into his coaching. It’s important to uncover the internal resistance that is holding you back from success and meditation can help with that.
  • You get techniques such as mind-mapping that can help you outline a problem as well as the solutions to it.
  • You get editing services for any business writing you do, including your website!
  • You get business tools that will help you prioritize the goals and actions you need to take to grow your business.
  • You get peace of mind and heart, knowing that your business is going to succeed.

Contact me for a free appointment, to see if I can help you with your business.

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