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Portland OR Jobs Created by Adidas Amidst Layoffs

Friday, April 9th, 2010

After a round of layoffs, one popular sportswear company plans to create more Portland OR jobs

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Earlier this month, Adidas America Inc.

laid off a small number of employees as part of a restructuring effort in the United States. The company did not release the exact number of workers who were let go, but said it would release further details at a later date, according to an article by Portland Business Journal .

That same restructuring plan, however, will ultimately result in the addition of 60 jobs at the company’s Portland

headquarters. Adidas, which is the North American subsidiary of the German sportswear and apparel company Adidas AG, currently employs 800 workers at its headquarters.
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Portland Construction Jobs Created by New Clinic

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

The creation of a new mental health clinic will help create Portland construction jobs

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Central City Concern

, a Portland -based community health clinic, recently announced that it will build a $12.5 million mental health clinic in the downtown area. The project, which is expected to be complete within two years, will help to create 111 construction jobs.

The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton area could certainly use the additional construction positions. During October, the area’s construction industry employed 51,000 workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

. This is down from 52,000 workers during September and a 16.7 percent decrease from last year.

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