A8 The BulleTin • Friday, May 7, 2021
Google says 20% of workers will
be remote and many more hybrid
The Associated Press
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca-
lif. — Google says it expects
about 20% of its workforce to
still work remotely after its
offices reopen this fall, while
some 60% will work a hybrid
schedule that includes about
three days in the office and
two days “wherever they work
best.”
The remaining 20% can
change their location to a dif-
ferent Google office.
The policy announced
Wednesday relaxes the com-
pany’s stricter earlier stance.
“The future of work is flex-
ibility,” CEO Sundar Pichai
wrote in an email to em-
ployees that was also posted
on Google’s website. “The
changes above are a starting
point to help us do our very
best work and have fun do-
ing it.”
Most of Google’s 135,000
employees can continue to
work from home through
September of this year.
For up to 20 days per year,
Google employees will also be
able to work from any loca-
tion other than their main of-
fice. That’s up from a previous
allotment of 10 days.
The company based in
Mountain View, California,
will also continue offering ex-
tra “reset” days — days off to
help cope with the pandemic.
Google was among the first
major technology companies
last year to tell its employees
to work from home at the on-
set of the pandemic. Other
tech giants, such as Facebook
and Twitter, have announced
that people can work from
home permanently after the
pandemic if their jobs allow
for it.
Flowers
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Dionne, of CalFlowers,
said it’s still a bit premature
to predict wedding sales be-
cause many couples are still
watching state restrictions and
scoping out venues. But grow-
ers, he said, are already being
“flooded” with wedding inqui-
ries.
In Oregon, Stacey Denton,
owner of Flora, a small organic
flower farm in Williams, said
she’s seeing a wedding come-
back.
“In my experience, I feel like
it’s totally rebounded to 2019
levels,” she said.
Last year, COVID prompted
Denton to create an online flo-
ral store, which she plans to
continue developing along with
the wedding side of her busi-
ness.
Dionne, of CalFlowers, said
many people who postponed
funerals are also ordering flow-
ers.
Experts say a few other fac-
tors are also impacting the sup-
ply-and-demand curves.
The first is consolidation.
Fewer domestic growers has led
to tighter supply.
U.S. growers are also seeing
Intel
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“This is a critical industry for
the nation, for the world, for ev-
ery aspect of human existence.
And you are now extraordi-
narily reliant on a few places in
Asia,” Gelsinger said in an in-
terview Wednesday. “Geopoliti-
cally, I say that’s not stable.”
Intel has announced this year
that it plans to spend $20 billion
to build two new Arizona facto-
ries and $3.5 billion to expand
its chip packaging operation in
New Mexico. It’s also confirmed
plans to proceed with a $10 bil-
lion factory expansion in Israel.
Intel is racing to cash in on
a global shortage of computer
chips, which has constrained
the supply of everything from
PCs to smartphones to auto-
mobiles. It’s also striving to re-
gain its technological edge after
manufacturing defects delayed
production of three consecutive
generations of computer chip.
Though Intel’s headquarters
are in Silicon Valley, its largest
and most advanced operations
are in Washington County. In-
tel is Oregon’s largest corporate
employer, with close to 21,000
people working at its Washing-
ton County campuses.
The company said Wednes-
day that it has added 400 Ore-
gon employees already this year
and said more than 3,000 con-
struction workers have worked
on the third phase of D1X since
construction began in 2019 at
Intel’s Ronler Acres campus
near Hillsboro Stadium.
During Wednesday’s visit,
Gelsinger met with Oregon
Gov. Kate Brown and Hills-
boro Mayor Steve Callaway
and reviewed the progress of
the third phase of D1X. He said
COVID-19 delayed Intel’s con-
struction timetable by a couple
months but that the company
expects the expanded portion
of the factory will enter produc-
tion early next year.
Wednesday’s visit to Oregon
is the latest stop on a whirlwind
world tour. In the past week
Gelsinger has visited Belgium,
Israel and appeared on “60
Minutes” to pitch the value of
semiconductor manufacturing
and drum up government sup-
port for the industry, and for
his company.
Politico Europe reported last
week that Gelsinger had asked
for nearly $10 billion from Eu-
Ann Nguyen/Flora
Stacey Denton runs a small-scale organic flower farm in Southern Oregon. Although she experienced great
community support in 2020, it didn’t make up for lost wedding sales. This year, Denton said she’s happy to
see a resurgence in floral design for weddings.
less foreign competition. The
U.S. imports about 80% of its
cut flower supplies annually, but
because of jammed ports, lim-
ited air cargo capacity, vaccine
doses taking up cooler space
and civil unrest in Colombia,
imports have shrunk this year.
Import difficulties have also
tightened supplies of certain
flower varieties. Bulbs from
Holland are backlogged, and
many farmers are having trou-
ble importing specific seeds.
Finally, labor shortages in
both the agricultural and truck-
ing sectors have recently made
it difficult to harvest and ship
flowers on time.
Despite these challenges, Di-
onne, the industry expert, said
he thinks the American fresh
cut flower industry is having its
day in the sun.
“We’ve never seen demand
like this,” he said. “It’s been a
good run.”
ropean governments to help
finance a new factory some-
where there, though Intel de-
nied having requested a specific
number.
In the U.S., Intel has joined
an industry push for $50 bil-
lion in new direct support and
a tax credit on money chip-
makers spend on new produc-
tion equipment. With the cost
of a new factory now running
above $10 billion, those tax
credits could be worth billions
of dollars to Intel over time.
In Oregon, Intel already en-
joys some of the largest local
tax breaks in the nation. Hills-
boro and Washington County
exempted the company from
more than $120 million in
property taxes on its equipment
last year. Intel’s savings over the
past decade were nearly $1.2
billion.
While Gelsinger didn’t
pitch new Oregon incentives
Wednesday, he did say that
Gov. Brown and Mayor Calla-
way offered to assist in his cam-
paign for federal support. The
governor’s office said they dis-
cussed “engagement with our
congressional delegation” on
promoting support for the chip
industry.
Intel has reported more than
$20 billion in profits in each
of the past three years and has
generated so much cash that
it took to buying back its own
stock. Its gross profit margins
are above 55%, among the most
robust in any industry.
Now, Gelsinger is making the
case that domestic chip man-
ufacturing also needs federal
support.
On “60 Minutes” last week-
end, Gelsinger said Intel will
severely curtail its stock buy-
backs. He said Wednesday that
Intel can afford to grow without
government incentives but in-
sisted that it can do more if the
U.S. matches the subsidies that
other countries offer their chip
sectors.
“I’m not being hesitant to in-
vest,” Gelsinger said. “I want to
go bigger and faster.”
Maxine “Mick” Mary
Harden
of Bend/Eugene, OR
October 21, 1922 -
April 22, 2021
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Butte Cemetery 2:00pm
Constance C. Frisbee
of Redmond, OR
Oct 25, 1946 - May 1, 2021
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Timothy J. Allen
May 3, 2021
Timothy J. Allen passed
away peacefully on
5-3-2021 at his home
with his wife, Laurie
L. Rice by his side. Tim
and Laurie moved to
Bend, Oregon in 2011
from Chicago, IL. He
will be greatly missed.
Tim was a loving Father
to Jason (Tricia), Ryan
(Dani), and Molly (Reese). Caring stepfather to Meghan
Jacquot (Cyril) and Kevin Wyllie (Alex). He was a proud
grandfather to Nora and Evelyn. Tim was the human
companion to Lucy, his beloved dog.
He was an awesome
brother to surviving
siblings
Michael,
Luke, Marian, Ruth,
niece Nan, and
preceded by John
and Paul.
Tim will be fondly
remembered by his
friends and family
for his love of music, humor, politi cs, fi shing, history,
cooking, grilling, gardening, and travel. He was up for
any adventure his wife, Laurie, planned. Tim’s last words
of wisdom: “Always live a good clean honest life to the
best of your abiliti es and do not eat the
yellow snow.”
In lieu of fl owers, please donate to
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They provided excellent care and
helped ensure Tim’s peaceful
passage to the other world.
Paid leave
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“By delaying the
implementation of the paid
family and medical leave
program by a year, they are
ensuring that this complex
implementation process is
done the right way.”
“Since Dec. 2019, the Or-
egon Employment Depart-
ment has taken significant
steps toward building the
program,” Angelini said in
an email. “However, the im-
pacts of the pandemic over
the last year, including the
agency’s need to shift nearly —Sandra McDonough,
all efforts to administer un-
president & CEO of Oregon
employment insurance ben- Business & Industry
efits to hundreds of thou-
sands of Oregonians has
tion, said the implementation
made clear that to successfully of the program shouldn’t be
implement an equitable and
rushed to meet an arbitrary
accessible PFMLI program,
deadline and urged lawmak-
the implementation timeline
ers to accept the employment
would need to be adjusted.”
department’s request for more
Oregon became the ninth
time to develop the program.
state to commit to offering a
“We appreciate the Em-
paid family and medical leave ployment Department’s ac-
program when lawmakers en- knowledgment of the chal-
acted the Oregon Paid Family lenges throughout the past
and Medical Leave Insurance year for businesses and state
program in 2019. At the time, agencies alike,” McDonough
proponents heralded the leg-
said in an email. “By delaying
islation as one of the most
the implementation of the
progressive paid family leave
paid family and medical leave
policies in the nation.
program by a year, they are
The law will provide Ore-
ensuring that this complex
gon workers who earned at
implementation process is
least $1,000 in the preceding
done the right way.”
year with up to 12 weeks of
Andrea Paluso, executive
paid time off to bond with
director for Family Forward
and care for new children,
Oregon, which helped craft
navigate illness, care for fam-
the legislation, said she wasn’t
ily members with serious
surprised that the state had
health conditions or seek
requested more time to im-
medical treatment in cases of
plement the program given
domestic violence.
the strain the employment
The state and federal gov-
department has been under
ernment already offer many
over the last year.
employees access to up to 12
The employment depart-
weeks of unpaid family and
ment has had to put nearly all
medical leave, but Oregon’s
its resources toward respond-
new law will offer generous
ing to a flood of new unem-
paid benefits. Under the law,
ployment claims resulting
low-wage workers will have
from the pandemic.
their entire paychecks covered
“There’s a lot of strain on
during their leave. The bene-
our government programs
fits decrease as income rises.
right now with an unprece-
The program will be
dented level of need,” Paluso
funded by a payroll tax of up
said. “But I am hopeful be-
to 1% on employers and em-
cause the signs show there’s a
ployees.
real commitment to this pro-
Sandra McDonough,
gram and a commitment to
president & CEO of Oregon
implementing it successfully
Business & Industry, which
and taking the time that it will
supported the 2019 legisla-
take to do that.”
OBITUARY
Shannon KellyAnn
Elizabeth Frydenlund
March 15, 2000 - April 2, 2021
Death is supposed
to be nothing but a
distant rumor to the
young, so it is with
great sadness that we
write this.
Shannon
KellyAnn
Elizabeth Frydenlund,
21, of Prineville, OR,
passed away, Friday,
April 02 surrounded
in love by family and
loved ones who will conti nue to honor her amazing
spirit by living life to the fullest.
She was a proud daughter, sister, granddaughter,
aunt, niece, cousin, and girlfriend and is survived in
death by so many broken hearts.
This loving, caring and wonderful girl has left a
permanent mark etched in our hearts and will be
missed beyond measure by everyone who had the
pleasure of meeti ng her.
Family and friends were the essence of Shannon’s
life. She should be forever remembered for her
caring heart, beauti ful smile and unconditi onal love.
Her presence could warm your soul and If you were
lucky enough to be present when she was with her
two beauti ful nieces the pure joy radiati ng from all of
them could blind you.
She was an accomplished outdoors woman who loved
camping, fi shing, hunti ng, and bonfi res and could be
persuaded into any adventure if Dutch Brothers was
involved.
When she wasn’t spending ti me with family and
friends, she dedicated her summers to fi ghti ng fi re
for the U.S. Forest Service. Alongside her family, she
dedicated her ti me to raising money and awareness
in eff ort to supporti ng the families of fallen wildland
fi refi ghters through the Wildland Firefi ghter
Foundati on.
She was a young woman with so much enthusiasm
and so many plans for her future who was taken from
us far too early.
Although our hearts are aching, we will celebrate
the life of this amazing woman and fi nd comfort in
knowing that we now have the greatest angel looking
over us.
Shannon was preceded in death by her Great
Grandparents McCulley, Great Grandmother
Hemphill, Great Grandparents Poppe, Great
Grandfather Frydenlund, and Uncle Frydenlund.