Businesses Adding Jobs Around the State

This week our Around the State business announcements include several firms that plan to open and hire staff, or add to their existing workforce.

• Cover Oregon, the state's new health insurance exchange will open a customer service office in southeast Salem in May, creating about 50 permanent jobs and 100 seasonal positions. Statesman Journal, 4/12/2013 
• Salem Clinic will open a new clinic in south Salem in October. It will have space to accommodate up to 70 employees including 15 physicians, as well as lab, X-ray, and urgent care services. Statesman Journal, 4/16/2013 
•  Howiee's on Front, a bar and grill, opened a second Medford location. The two restaurants employ 28 people. Mail Tribune, 4/16/2013 
• The Port of Garibaldi received a $3.08 million grant to help rebuild its Commercial Street wharf. The project could create 32 jobs and retain an additional 250 jobs. Headlight-Herald, 4/3/2013

Some employers plan to relocate jobs instead: 

• Outback Steakhouse in Salem will relocate to Keizer Station. The new restaurant will open in July. It will employ about 90 current employees and some new hires. Statesman Journal, 3/29/2013 
• Easybar, a Tualatin-based maker of devices that regulate the amount of liquor or beer poured in bar drinks, will open a facility in Bend and move most of its 40 employees to the new site by the end of the year. The Bulletin, 3/30/2013