The Jackson County Library District board voted to begin termination negotiations with its library director after December incidents at the Talent branch.

Mark Morrison is an IT professional who built a tech-heavy, personal-use cooler to keep beverages cold. Then he realized his invention may have more humanitarian applications.

The board is considering its next steps, including possibly hiring an outside firm to investigate.

Jonathan Bach joins the Exchange.

California’s minimum wage is adjusted every year for inflation. Some cities have a higher wage floor and unions are advocating increases for specific industries.

An Oregon company is blaming President Donald Trump’s signature budget bill for more than 100 layoff notices it sent to staff two days before Christmas.

The Roseburg Forest Products mill was one of the largest employers in Siskiyou County. In December, it laid off its entire workforce. Now, for the first time since its founding, the small community of Weed is a mill town without a mill.

H-1B visa fee hike threatens Oregon’s ability to compete, state justice department says.

Jaz Brisack shares insider details of how workers at Starbucks were organized into a union, and the response by corporate leaders to undermine those efforts.

As the craft beer industry matures, a slight shrinking of sales is a sign of the industry settling into a long-term version of itself.

Award-winning author Howard Yaruss offers insight into the mysterious world of economics and the importance of why we all need to understand it.

Cynthia Scherr, host of The Ground Floor, visits with Jerryck Murrey, founder of Annum Housing.