PORTLAND, Ore. — This story comes from the Portland Business Journal, a KGW News partner. The full story is here .

NW Natural Holding Co., which includes the region's biggest natural gas utility, has eliminated "about 2%" of its positions, apparently amounting to about 30 employees.

In an emailed statement, the Portland-based company said it made the cuts "to address concerns about customer affordability and reduce costs going forward."

The company (NYSE: NWN) declined to say precisely how many employees were laid off. But in its annual report published in February, NW Natural said it had about 1,450 employees. Two percent of that figure would be 29.

NW Natural's statement came in response to a Business Journal inquiry about the recent departure of its renewable natural gas program

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