Comments on: Could Nike leave Oregon?

By: Press Release Services

Press Release Services — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:39:04 +0000

I never see any business started into Idaha .Really the economy is in very poor condition.

By: Chase Riepl

Chase Riepl — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:27:01 +0000

I don’t see any new business coming into Idaho for quite a while, especially the Boise area. The economy here is just terrible. However, getting Nike would be just what Boise needs after losing so many corporate giants over the recent years.

By: Wile E Coyote “unintended consequences” Award « Finding Ponies…

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:27:36 +0000

[...] Measure 66/67 and Kulongoski’s “Please don’t leave me…I’ll never do it again” tour with executives running companies in Oregon being wooed by Idaho and…CHICAGO??? [...]

By: Richard Hoverter

Richard Hoverter — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:51:43 +0000

Here in Washington, another “pro-business” state, we also tax gross sales. This B&O tax (I’m not kidding) averages about 1/2%. If you are profitable, it’s great, as we have no income tax. But when you are in the tank, like now, it is offensive.

By: Merrill Haddon

Merrill Haddon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:43:09 +0000

I have to laugh at some of the idiodic statements being made that include how freindly Oregon is to business.
The one I really like is the one where Pat Summerall tells us how Idaho Taxes are more than Oregon. This is plain BULL. After 36 years in Oregon, we moved our company to Idaho Falls in July of 2005

Pat, you are wrong. Not only do we have lower taxes in Idaho, we enjoy a much more conservative life. We cry when we see what the lefties are doing to Oregon. Taxing on the gross sales. How dumb can one get.

By: Winston_on_Truth

Winston_on_Truth — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:26:55 +0000

Folks, we’re experiencing what happens across the nation and globe when socialists (liberal progressives) take control of government and our lives. It’s destroying this nation and its ability to grow to support jobs for the common man. If you love Freedom, the Rule of Law, Liberty and provide appropriately for your selves and loved ones, then it’s time to vote a fiscal conservative as Governor and another fiscal conservative with practical business experience as a CPA to be State Treasurer.

By: Richard2

Richard2 — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:20:48 +0000

Oregon’s lunatic progressives would not care in the slightest if NIKE left Oregon. Just as they do not recognize any detriment they cause.

The Democrat Party of Oregon is a poster child example of middle school fools and political sleazbags using every stunt in advocating every left wing cause.

From Portland to counties to the state level these buffoons have taken over every institution. Funded by the steady stream of public employee union money and aided by media the entrenched left wing has Oregon in severe trouble.

Post NIKE, Oregon will continue the trajectory following the California model and be celebrating all the way.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:14:33 +0000

Nike and Phil Knight are well informed on all ramifications of every States’ tax liabilities. Nevada is far superior to Idaho. I recently moved my company from Oregon to Nevada. Nike will move, but it won’t be to Idaho.

By: Pat Summerall

Pat Summerall — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:47:03 +0000

Catchy article, but NIKE is never going to leave Oregon for Idaho. Corporate taxes in Idaho are worse than in Oregon.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:16:44 +0000

Dream on, Idaho. Maybe Microsoft and Bill Gates will be next.

By: james

james — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:01:31 +0000

Nike will not leave Oregon..for all of Knight’s complaining, Oregon and the City of Beaverton have heaped tax breaks on his company for keeping their world headquarters there. Besides, Idaho’s corporate tax is worse than Oregon’s.

I could see Phil Knight personally leaving the state for somewhere with no state income tax because he’s getting close to cashing out billions in stock and probably wouldn’t want to pay personal income tax on it.

By: robert

robert — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:30:19 +0000

nike’s not leaving oregon. and boise state’s still irrelevant and chris petersen needs to hop to a decent job and a better program soon. idaho is a desparate state, for sure.

By: Tom Kihs

Tom Kihs — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:39:47 +0000

If Nike does move it would not surprise me one bit!

By: Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:28:04 +0000

Peopel say it is impossible but when it does then people say — we couldn’t see this coming.

By: Bennie

Bennie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:56:28 +0000

Look at what happened to Washington and Boeing. Nothing says they can’t move the headquarters to Idaho and leave a large presence in Oregon. Then slowly but surly, move a department at a time.