By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics, In the latest issue of the Businomics(r) Newsletter, I displayed this chart, which shows that consumer spending has fully regained the pre-recession peak:

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog As the OPB latest fund-drive comes to a tortured end – ‘just a little more time because we need just a little more money!’ – it seems like a good moment to learn about what economists have learned about charitable giving…You can travel the […]

PNW Auto ordered to pay the maximum fine under Oregon’s Unlawful Trade Practices Act By Oregon Attorney General, Attorney General John Kroger today announced that a judge has ordered a Tigard auto dealership to pay $650,000 in fines for deceiving consumers about the damage history of vehicles for sale.  “This […]

Oregon Bankers Association Offers Tips for Consumers on New Overdraft Rules New Bank Regulation Requiring Opt]in to Overdraft Protection Goes into Effect Oregon Bankers Association, Oregonians and Oregon merchants need to be aware of a new federal rule that could lead to a significant increase in debit card transactions being […]

It’s the longest recession in the modern era for both the U.S. and Oregon. After a major decline in 2008 and 2009, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) resumed growth in the last two quarters of 2009. GDP is the measure of the value of all goods and services produced in the […]

Nearly One-Third of Employers Are Concerned About Top Talent Leaving Their Organizations, Finds New CareerBuilder Survey — Employers Share How They Plan to Hold on to Workers, Reduce Turnover Career Buidlers – As the recession eases and companies begin to add to strained staffs, employers are also taking action to […]

by Dennis Westlind Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law Last week a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit aimed at blocking SB 519, the Oregon law the prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend meeting about, among other things, labor unions.  Click here to read the District of Oregon’s opinion in […]

Oregon BOLI Proposes Regulations on Credit Check Law By Michael Porter, Kathryn L. Kammer Miller Nash LLP, Oregon law firm Oregon now bars most employers from using credit histories in making employment decisions. In the February 2010 special session, the Oregon legislature passed Senate Bill 1045, generally prohibiting employers from […]

AOI Board Opposes Premature 2014 Forced Shutdown of PGE Boardman Power Plant By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries Supports the most cost effective means of achieving compliance with regulatory requirements. The AOI Board of Directors, at its April 29, 2010 meeting, went on record in opposition to costly and premature […]

José Pinomesa, Chairman Oregon Independent Auto Dealers Association April was a great month for auto manufactures and dealers since overall sales were up 20 percent on average according to Automotive News.  That is great to hear since auto manufacturers and auto dealers have taken a huge hit during this entire […]