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The dismal state of the economy is the main reason many companies are reluctant to hire workers, and few executives are saying that President Barack Obama’s jobs plan — while welcome — will change their minds anytime soon. That sentiment was echoed across numerous industries by executives in companies big and small Friday, underscoring the challenge Inside for the Obama • Economists administration approve of as it tries to enObama’s plan, courage hiring but say it has and perk up one glaring the moribund omission, economy. As Obama Page A6 faced an uphill • GOP softens battle in Contone on plan, gress to win Page A6 support even for portions of the plan, many employers dismissed the notion that any particular tax break or incentive would be persuasive. Instead, they said they tended to hire more workers or expand when the economy improved. Companies are focused on jittery consumer confidence, an unstable stock market, perceived obstacles to business expansion like government regulation and, above all, swings in demand for their products. “You still need to have the business need to hire,” said Jeffery Braverman, owner of Nutsonline, an e-commerce company in Cranford, N.J., that sells nuts and dried fruit. While a $4,000 credit could offset the cost of the company’s lowest-cost health insurance plan, he said, it would not spur him to hire someone. “Business demand is what drives hiring,” he said. Indeed, the industries that are hiring workers now — like technology and energy — are those where business is strong, in contrast to the overall economy. See Jobs / A6
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Cali doesn’t see it that way. “I think it’s kind of a little bit cool,” she said. “It’s bringing joy on a sad day. It lightens the mood a little bit.” Cali is one of seven children born in Central Oregon on Sept. 11, 2001. Each year their families face a fierce juxtaposition: a reminder of the happiness of a child’s birth amid constant reminders of one of the greatest tragedies in American history. See Birthday / A7
“I look at Emmett every day, and think that some good came out of the bad.”
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Lake Oswego-based West Coast Bank will close its two Bend branches in early December, its president said Friday, with the offices representing the fourth and fifth branch closures the bank has announced in five weeks.
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The closing of the Bend branches, which is expected after Dec. 9, will eliminate eight or 10 positions, he said. The affected employees will be given priority for filling other open jobs at West Coast Bank. Employees have been told, Sznewajs said, and the bank has, or soon will, send a letter to customers. See Bank / A7
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“We just did a review of everything and just made a decision that it was the right thing to do at this time,” said Robert Sznewajs, president and CEO. The Bend locations, at 359 S.W. Century Drive and 62080 Dean Swift Road on the east side, are the only branches in Central Oregon.
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Ten years after 9/11, the only thing Doug McGuire has left of his sister, Jacqueline Norton, is a black purse resting in a safe-deposit box. The purse was recovered from ground zero three months after the terrorist attacks on New York City and the Washington, D.C., area and sent to Norton’s family. “We didn’t get anything else back other than the purse and ashes from ground zero,” said John Seymour, 38, Norton’s son. “At least we have something. The purse is like her urn.” See Sister / A6