By Business Cycle Dating Committee, National Bureau of Economic Research CAMBRIDGE September 20, 2010 – The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research met yesterday by conference call. At its meeting, the committee determined that a trough in business activity occurred in the U.S. economy in […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog Chris Dudley, Republican candidate for Governor, presented his 20-point plan for promoting employment and the Oregon economy. [Funny how these things always miraculously come out to nice round numbers – why not a 19 or 23 point plan?]  Anyway, the key points appear to […]

Majority of retail CFOs doubt double dip speculation, according to BDO USA LLP study amid a sluggish consumer confidence forecast, unemployment to blame By BDO USA, LLP Chicago, IL – According to a recent study by BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting organizations, 82 percent […]

By Jennifer by Paauwe-Riffe, SPHR, Senior Human Resources Consultant, AmeriBen / IEC Group Considering or determining a termination of employment can be an emotional experience. By taking a proactive approach you can ensure the separation experience maintains the employees’ respect and dignity while reducing potential liability. Reasons for termination include […]

News Note: As Portland is becoming the first Oregon town to push a plastic bag ban, California has been rejecting a ban on the state wide level on the concern of the damage it has for local businesses. For third straight year, California legislature rejects plastic bag ban By Mike […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, There are a lot of good things happening in Oregon, but recently we have been making news for all the wrong reasons. Forbes Magazine ran an article on capital gains state tax rates and the chart featured Oregon as having the highest capital gains tax […]

Monitoring Employee Internet Use—Where to Draw the Line With Privacy By National Federation of Independent Business We’ve all done it. We start reading a website during lunch and before we know it, it’s 2 p.m.—a good part of the workday has been spent on the Internet.  Even the boss gets […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog The family decided to spend Labor Day at PGE Park attending the latest of the Beavers farewell season closers.  Absolutely picture perfect weather and an entertaining game: it was great.  For the first time in recent memory, the crowd was actually paying attention to […]

U.S. Chamber Offers Voters Five Questions for Candidates about Job Creation — With a Series of Events, Ads, and Studies, Campaign for Free Enterprise Hits High Gear Ahead of Elections By U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.—Building on the momentum of July’s Jobs for America: Summit 2010 and leading up […]