By Dr. Eric Fruits, EconInternational The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes measure the residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of the residential real estate market in 20 metropolitan regions across the United States. The most recent data covers home sales through February 2009.  In Portland, prices are down 14 […]

By Alyssa Williams, BIZ Reporter Oregon Restaurant Association (ORA) Director of Government Relations Bill Perry is looking out for our waists and wallets as he works on implementing legislation for restaurant menu labeling and questions minimum wage increases in the poor economy. As of March 12, 2009, legislation requires chains […]

John Marshall Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s Largests Business Lobby Raising taxes on Oregon businesses in an economic recession and during a period of record unemployment makes no sense, was the message conveyed this week to the House Revenue Committee by AOI and other business community representatives.  The committee held a […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting When the recession is over, business challenges will be different, not gone.  Companies wrestling with the downturn need to consider what new problems they’ll face in the recovery. You may have cut back on your staffing level to survive the recession.  When sales recover, […]

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Skycore LLC, developers of the leading mobile messaging and content platform, Cellyspace.com, and Oregonian Publishing Co. today announced the debut of the Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper’s storefront featuring historic pages available as mobile wallpapers. The joint effort makes The Oregonian one of the first newspapers in the country to take advantage […]

Potential conflicts of interests plague Energy Trust of Oregon board and council members By State Senator Larry George, Salem, OR – According to public records, at least thirteen Energy Trust of Oregon board and council members work for companies and organizations that receive incentive and consultant payments from the trust. […]

By Dr. Eric Fruits, EconInternational

By Traci Scott, BIZ Reporter According to a recent Nielsen consumer survey, 66 percent of fine dining patrons admit they are going out less often compared to a year ago. This trend was echoed by 65 percent of nightclub patrons, 55 percent of bar patrons, 59 percent of casino and […]

Betsy Earls Associated Oregon Industries Oregon largest business lobby Health insurance mandates are thick on the ground this session, although not all of them have had hearings.  Those that have had hearings will have to move out of committee in the next few weeks; others may turn into study groups […]