Oregon sales, jobs likely to double-dip By California Lutheran University, CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Highlights: – Oregon will likely avoid a double dip recession, barely. – Retail sales and jobs will probably show a double-dip. – Foreclosures will remain elevated, sales are likely to increase modestly and […]

Measure 71 – Continuing Annual Sessions – Limited (sort of) By  John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries How this works, it’s not what you might think. There are few things that affect your business as much as a legislative session. In about a week you will get a chance to vote […]

— Below are two charts, one showing Oregon’s employment stagnation and the other showing where jobs have grown and shrunk Data and Analysis from Oregon Employment Department,

Oregon sues to recover $10 million connected to misleading filings by University of Phoenix — Oregon students and investors suffered because of the company’s alleged practices By Oregon State Treasurer, SALEM – Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler and Attorney General John Kroger today announced a securities fraud lawsuit against Apollo Group […]

Forbes Ranks Oregon No. 6 in Business Climate –Hunt Says Recent Expansions Proof that Oregon is Business Friendly By Oregon  House Speaker‘s Office Oregon House Speaker Dave Hunt said today that a new Forbes ranking placing Oregon as the sixth best in the country for business and careers is further […]

More than One-Third of Workers Wish They Had Majored in Something Different in College, Finds New CareerBuilder Survey By Career Builders CHICAGO, October 13, 2010 – A tight job market may have some workers pondering their educational paths and heading back to the classroom. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, […]

By Mimi Henninger, SPHR, Human Resources Consulting Division Manager, AmeriBen / IEC Group A couple of years ago, the news was all about the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age and the estimate that our work force would shrink drastically as this generation started turning 62 and headed out to enjoy […]

Judge Rules in Favor of NFIB, Allows Healthcare Lawsuit to Continue By National Federation of Independent Business Washington, D.C., October 14, 2010— Karen Harned, executive director of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson’s decision, allowing […]

Media defends Chamber from White House accusations by Kevin Ganster U.S. Chamber of Commerce Having run with unsubstantiated accusations that the U.S. Chamber used foreign money to fund political ads, the mainstream media is now finding those accusations a little hard to swallow. Examining facts often has that effect. Somewhat […]

Washington County stealing the good job growth — or at least the good business headlines as of late By Oregon Small Business Association, While most of the state of Oregon suffers the effects of an economic slump, Washington County appears to be booming with new jobs, expanding companies and incentives […]