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August 13, 2008 - Survey: Small Business Optimism at Recession Level

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism fell one point to 88.2 (1986=100) in July, establishing one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey. Half of the decline was due to weaker capital spending plans—the lowest reading since […]


August 12, 2008 - Oregonians Looking for Balanced Energy Policy Heading Into November Election

FreedomWorks Oregon Releases Poll Taken for Launch of the Campaign for Affordable and Reliable Energy PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FreedomWorks Oregon launched a major media and grassroots campaign today in Portland promoting the development of clean, affordable, and reliable sources of energy. The Campaign for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) will promote […]


August 11, 2008 - Nike Debuts New Team USA Basketball Creative

5 August, 2008 Ad features Marvin Gaye’s legendary rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”BEAVERTON, Ore. (August 5, 2008) – As the USA Basketball Men’s National Team continues on its quest to reclaim hoops supremacy in international competition in Beijing, Nike is set to release a new commercial spot that captures […]


August 7, 2008 - Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Announces 2008 Non-Profit Award Finalists

BRING Recycling to be honored at 15th OEN Annual Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship Dinner: [OEN release] July 28, 2008, Portland, Ore.- The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) is pleased to announce the 2008 finalists and award recipient for the non-profit category of the OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship: BRING […]


August 5, 2008 - House Democrats offer business agenda

Yesterday the Oregon House Democrats laid out their 2009 Roadmap for the future. The Roadmap includes increasing the corporate minimum tax to help reduce the tax burden on workers and small businesses.  Below is the section on job creation (full text here): House Democrats will work to create more family […]


August 4, 2008 - Consumer Surveys: Don’t Trust Them

By Dr. Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC, In graduate school I was taught to distrust surveys of consumer behavior.  “Look at what they do, not what they say,” was the lesson.  The Wall Street Journal reinforces that training with an eye-opening article about people lying to poll-takers.  One striking […]


August 1, 2008 - A closer look at Multnomah’s menu mandate

[Multnomah County Chronic Disease Prevention Program Recommendation. 6/08 .] Fast Food & Chain Restaurant Nutrition Labeling Policy Recommendation Drawing from input from community stakeholders, the policy was informed by the following guiding principles: • Enable point-of-purchase decision-making, • Avoid undue burden on small business owners, • Present information in easy […]