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Page 8A BUSINESS/TECH East Oregonian Saturday, November 3, 2018 Bank of Eastern Oregon acquires 4 Washington branches East Oregonian The Bank of Eastern Oregon will acquire four Umpqua Bank branches in southeastern Washington. The Heppner-based bank announced the acqui- sition of the Colfax, Day- ton, Lacrosse and Pomeroy offices in a news release Fri- day. It marks another sub- stantial northern move for the company. “Our expansion into Washington began nearly five years ago when we acquired Bank Reale in Pasco,” Jeff Bailey, presi- dent and CEO of the bank said in the release. “We see the addition of these Umpqua branches as a nat- ural progression of expand- ing our brand of banking to rural communities in eastern Washington.” The transaction is expected to close early in 2019, according to the release, and the terms were not disclosed. The branches will operate as Bank of East- ern Washington. “As customer pref- erences change how we deliver banking services, Umpqua remains strongly committed to supporting our communities,” said Brian Read, Umpqua’s execu- tive vice president of retail banking. “We’re pleased that Bank of Eastern Ore- gon has agreed to purchase HERMISTON Hermiston students win app challenge Two Hermiston stu- dents have created an app that may help locate miss- ing people, and have been recognized by Congress- man Greg Walden for their work. Hermiston High School juniors Rogelio Lemus and Ethan Orozco created the “B.A.N.A.N.A” app, which stands for “Basic App to Notify Authorities of Non-Authorized Abduc- tions.” A user can upload a photo of a person they sus- pect is missing, and the photo will be compared to a national database of missing people, and will bring up a match if there is one. In a video demon- strating their app, the stu- dents uploaded a photo of a potentially missing person, and got a match. They then uploaded a photo of a per- son who is not suspected to be missing, and no match was brought up. The app was the win- ner of the Congressional App Challenge for Ore- gon’s District 2, an annual Veg Out open at new downtown location East Oregonian Contributed photo Rogelio Lemus, left, and Ethan Orozco, both Hermis- ton High School juniors, won the 2018 Congressional App Challenge for Oregon’s 2nd District. competition for students in each congressional dis- trict to create and submit an app. Lemus and Orozco will be invited to a recep- tion for winners in Wash- ington, D.C., in the spring. Their computer sci- ence teacher, Robert Theri- ault, praised the students’ innovation. “Rogelio and Ethan wanted to create an app to help people, not just cre- ate a game to entertain,” Theriault said. “I was very impressed when I learned they had chosen a proj- ect that could be used as a tool in helping people find friends who have been missing. This project show- cases Rogelio and Ethan’s technical ability and also demonstrates their compas- sion for the community.” Wages surge as U.S. adds 250,000 jobs in October By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses ramped up hiring in October, and wages rose by the largest year-over-year amount in nearly a decade, a combi- nation that is pulling a ris- ing share of Americans into the job market. In the final major eco- nomic report before Tues- day’s congressional elec- these four locations and will continue serving customers locally.” The Bank of Eastern Ore- gon was founded in Arling- ton in 1945 and now has 14 branches and seven loan pro- duction offices across east- ern Oregon and Washington. tions, the government said Friday that U.S. employ- ers added a robust 250,000 jobs in October. The unem- ployment rate stayed at a five-decade low of 3.7 percent. Healthy economic growth is spurring employ- ers to hire at a rapid pace that shows no sign of flag- ging even with the econ- omy in its 10th year of expansion. With the supply of unemployed dwindling, companies appear to be finally putting up generous enough pay raises to attract and retain employees. Average hourly wages rose 3.1 percent in October from a year earlier, the fast- est annual gain since 2009. Still, inflation has picked up a bit in the past year as well, eating away at some of those pay raises. And the increase in wages last month also partly reflected a one-time drop in pay a year ago because of Hurri- cane Harvey. Veg Out has moved to a new location. The Hermiston salad shop, previously located behind Bi-Mart, opened Wednesday next to city hall at 140 N.E. Second St. The new location adds indoor and outdoor seat- ing for the previously deliv- ery and take-out only busi- ness. Co-owner Ben Millard said it also provides a better kitchen space for staff. “We have a bigger space to work in, so we’ll be quicker,” he said. The menu remains mostly the same, with the Orchard Harvest and Berry Nutty salads added for fall. Soups will be added back onto the menu again soon for winter. Hours also remain the same, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Staff photo by Jade McDowell Veg Out has moved to a new location in downtown. Monday through Friday and 12-7 p.m. on Saturdays. Millard said they may start staying open later once the Union Club opens next door in the corner of the old Roe- Marks building. For more information visit the Veg Out Facebook page or call 541-561-9231. BOARDMAN Vadata seeks new air pollution permit BOARDMAN — Ama- zon’s Vadata Inc. in Board- man is looking to obtain a new air pollution permit from the Oregon Depart- ment of Environmental Quality. Vadata is a data center at 79539 Rippee Road. The company uses 64 emer- gency generators at the facility and wants to expand that to 96, according to the DEQ, which reported the expansion would result in a maximum of 0.24 tons a year of hazardous air pol- lutants, well below the level to qualify for a major source of pollution. Even so, the public can weigh in on the request for a new Standard Air Con- taminant Discharge Permit. The DEQ is accepting com- ments until Nov. 21 at 5 p.m. To learn more or sub- mit comments for the pub- lic record, contact Nancy Swofford, permit coordi- nator for the environmental department’s eastern region at the following: •Department of Environ- mental Quality Eastern Region – Bend Office 475 N.E. Bellevue Drive, Suite 110, Bend, OR 97701 • T e l e p h o n e : 541-633-2021 •Email: swofford. nancy@deq.state.or.us You also can find out more about the permit and proposal at www.oregon. gov Guardian Care Center’s WE HEAR YOU! Fall Fundraiser L ive Phonak Virto™ B Auction & Dinner Phonak Virto B are the world’s fi rst hearing aids with Biometric Calibration and are precisely calibrated to your individual ear anatomy for better hearing performance. A L L YO U C A N E AT PIZZA BUFFET 6:00 - 8:00 PM S U P E R NOV. 9 F U N LIVE AUCTION The smallest Phonak custom hearing aid is now even more discreet. Made from medical grade titanium, it is durable and light weight. 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