NEWS RELEASE: Avakian Touts Employer Support in Run-up to Annual Conference

[Estabrook Bob]

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Commissioner Brad Avakian
Bureau of Labor & Industries


Press Release
For Immediate Distribution
August 31, 2012
CONTACT: Bob Estabrook, 503-709-0730

Avakian Touts Employer Support in Run-up to Annual Conference
Annual conference comes early this year: November 29-30

PORTLAND- State Labor and Industries Commissioner Brad Avakian, head of Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) and the state’s Technical Assistance for Employers Program (TA), is calling attention to his agency’s commitment to supporting local employers on multiple fronts, highlighting key services as well as the annual awards program that recognizes outstanding Oregon employers.

“Oregon is blessed to have a very strong community of employers,” Avakian said.  “BOLI is supporting that community throughout the year through seminars around the state, our phone and email support line and other resources, but this time of year we raise it to another level with the BOLI Business Leadership Awards and our 28th Annual Employment Law Conference.”

BOLI’s Annual Employment Law Conference draws in excess of 300 participants to the Oregon Convention Center in Portland every year for two days of educational seminars with the state’s leading employment law attorneys and experts from state law enforcement agencies.  A finalized schedule showcases a range of brand new seminars, including a special express version of BOLI’s newest employer seminar<http://cms.oregon.gov/boli/docs/08.07.12_BOLI_Release_-_New_Seminar.pdf>.

“Our conference agenda is driven by what local employers are telling us they want and need to be successful,” said Jennifer Germundson, TA Program Manager and coordinator of the annual event for six years.  “Presenting the Business Leadership Awards adds another dose of fun to what is already a hugely popular event—and the single best investment in training that an Oregon employer can make.”

The BOLI Business Leadership Awards, established by Avakian in 2009, recognize the good work that Oregon’s employers do every day for the community, their workers, and the future of Oregon’s economy.  Nominations for the awards come from citizens around the state<http://cms.oregon.gov/boli/docs/08.24.12_BOLI_Release_-_Biz_Awards.pdf>, and have led to recognition of such diverse operations as Columbia River Bar Pilots in Astoria, Continental Mills in Pendleton, Dogs for the Deaf in Medford and Hawthorne Auto Clinic in SE Portland.

Visit www.oregon.gov/BOLI<http://www.oregon.gov/BOLI> for more information about all of BOLI’s work to support employers, the workforce and a stronger economy.


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