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Working assets

By Chris Waetzig — Posted December 28, 2018

Educating workers on personal finance helps both the employer and the employee Articles seem to be published every day about how individuals will have to work well past retirement age because they haven’t saved enough for retirement and Social Security soon won’t be sufficient to meet their income needs. “Saving more” isn’t the simple solution […]

Filed Under: Nursery Operations Tagged With: Benefits, Business, Digger, Digger magazine, Finance, People

Measuring return on investment of OAN membership

By Bill Goloski — Posted January 30, 2018

OAN member benefits are designed to save members money and improve business outcomes Any experienced grower or supplier will continually evaluate the performance of their business. From measuring the intake of supplies for production or calculating the costs for off-loading inventory, a successful business makes continuous adjustments to streamline their operation. The Oregon Association of […]

Filed Under: OAN Members Tagged With: Benefits, Business, Digger, Digger magazine, OAN, OAN Members

Our mission is to serve

By Jeff Stone — Posted January 30, 2018

The Oregon Association of Nurseries wouldn’t have lasted for over eight decades without changing with the times, but the pace of societal change feels like it is accelerating. We must keep up.    All across the country, trade associations have struggled to demonstrate the return on investment (ROI) to their membership. They’ve presented a wide […]

Filed Under: Columns, Director's Desk Tagged With: Benefits, Business, Digger, Digger magazine, OAN, OAN Members, Politics

OregonSaves is now open for enrollment

By Bill Goloski — Posted January 3, 2018

The State of Oregon has opened enrollment for OregonSaves, a new and voluntary retirement savings plan for workers across the state. According to state treasury officials, the program was created in response to research showing that 1 million Oregon workers — more than half of the workforce — lack access to a retirement savings plan […]

Filed Under: Nursery News Tagged With: Benefits, Business, Nursery News, Politics, Workforce

Nursery Guide LIVE

Nursery Guide LIVE clicks into place

Booth spaces still available for Nursery Guide LIVE March 17–18

Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace postponed due to winter storm damage

Keynote presentations at Nursery Guide LIVE virtual marketplace provide insight on green industry trends in 2021 and beyond

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FARWEST SHOW UPDATES

People’s Choice Award winners announced for the 2020 Farwest Show New Varieties Showcase

Augmented reality app allows New Varieties Showcase voting

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MANTS 2021 to move online due to COVID-19

Growing with the industry: Farwest memories

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