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ORLA has partnered with Succeed Management Solutions to provide an enhanced member offering, the ORLA Resources Manager, an online software suite that was created by Succeed.
Culinary students representing 21 high schools from around the state competed at the Oregon ProStart High School Culinary Championships with the team from Seaside High School taking first place, earning them a trip to the National ProStart Student Invitational®.
ProStart students representing 21 high schools from around the state will compete at the Oregon ProStart High School Culinary Championships on February 16, 2013.
Industry News
One of Portland’s most prominent restaurant buildings sold last week.
Insurers say most demand for health coverage will come from individuals, not small business.
Report provides data on cost of sales, gross profit, direct operating expenses and other performance.
Backed by ORLA, SB 833 allows four-year driver’s cards, instead of regular eight-year licenses.
Resource Manager assists members in HR administration, training, and risk management practices.
Report provides data on cost of sales, gross profit, direct operating expenses and other performance.
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission won't be restricting bar-patio hours.
Seaside H.S. culinary team takes 14th at the National ProStart Invitational in Baltimore.
Expansion of OSU-Cascades Campus into a four-year university could enhance local tourism.
Travel Oregon announced its recipients of the 2012 Tourism and Hospitality Industry Achievement Awards.
Senate Bill is less about proof of legal presence in the U.S. and more about proof of driving knowledge.
Guests travel to popular wine destinations for three things: wine, restaurants and entertainment.
Foodservice brands focus on customization and variety when developing kids’ menus.
Some operators say the law may not be that costly after all.
City Council voted unanimously to make Portland the fourth U.S. city to mandate paid sick leave.
The revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 includes new fields, improved readability.
U.S. Department of Agriculture reports the average price of beef rose 25 percent between 2005 and 2012.
A Supreme Court Judge ruled the proposed NY beverage ban on sugary drinks invalid.
Recently merchants have been notified of a proposed class action settlement.
Business representatives appreciated the process, but still feel the proposal falls short.
Employers must post an updated version of the Labor Department's Family & Medical Leave Act poster.
The restaurant industry was an engine of growth for the nation’s employment recovery in 2012, and the trend is expected to continue in 2013.
Whether hoteliers greatly anticipate or desperately fear the day social giant Facebook ramps up its hotel industry presence, it’s clear that day has come.
Valentine’s Day, typically one of the busiest days of the year for restaurants, falls on a Thursday this year — which has operators seeing dollar signs instead of hearts.
Some 23 years after Congress used federal muscle to open jobs, public transportation and public accommodations to disabled Americans, another venue has come under the federal mandate -- swimming pools.
The city of Portland will establish a task force of citizens, including business representatives, to fine-tune a proposed sick-leave mandate for employers, in hopes of sending it to the Portland City Council for a vote on March 6.
The restoration of the full Social Security deduction will impact a major tenant class. Every restaurant will be affected as consumers pull back spending in light of the return to full Social Security deductions.
Rep. Carolyn Tomei has no illusions that she can stop Oregon's state-sponsored gambling, which pumps $1 billion into the state's general fund every two years. But she's on a mission to do just that when the Legislature convenes next month.
As Facebook and Twitter become as central to workplace conversation as the company cafeteria, federal regulators are ordering employers to scale back policies that limit what workers can say online.
Portland businesses that don't already give time off to employees would need to provide sick leave under a proposal released Thursday. If approved, it would only take effect if the Oregon Legislature doesn't pass a statewide law governing sick leave.
The group overseeing Oregon’s health insurance exchange has received a giant federal grant to help administer it. Cover Oregon will collect $226.4 million to help the exchange, which will provide a health plan marketplace, become fully operational.
Oregon's health insurance exchange could serve as many as 471,000 state residents by 2016.The exchange is a federal health reform-driven initiative that aims to provide a transparent marketplace for small business and individual insurance buyers.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed two additional rules to the Food Safety Modernization Act that it says would help prevent the spread of foodborne illness. The new rules are part of an ongoing effort focusing on safety and prevention methods associated with domestically produced and imported foods.
Congress's passage of the American Taxpayer Relief Act has not only averted the so-called "fiscal cliff," but also tax increases for many individuals and small business owners, like restaurateurs, the National Restaurant Association said.