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November 20, 2010 - US Chamber on Obama trade trip

Trade With Asia Means Jobs For America By U.S. Chamber of Commerce On Election Day, the American people gave their representatives marching orders: Create jobs and grow the economy, and do it on a bipartisan basis. A good place to start is with the Korea-U.S. (KORUS) free trade agreement. President […]



November 18, 2010 - State by state crackdown on alcohol energy drinks

By Kenneth Odza Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon law firm Note: The following is authored by guest blogger Jake Storms, from the Alcoholic Beverages Law Blog. Amidst rising incidences of hospitalizations in college and teenage drinkers linked to consumption of alcoholic energy drinks, the Washington State Liquor Control Board banned their […]


November 17, 2010 - Portland’s ridiculous Leaf Tax

The folly of the Portland Leaf Fee By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog In this recessed economy municipalities are struggling with diminished revenue in the same way states are. It is becoming harder and harder for them to provide the same services in this new economic reality. So many cities […]


November 16, 2010 - Ruling limits State’s power in punitive damages

Ruling limits State’s power in punitive damages By Ater Wynne, Oregon Law Firm, Oregon Supreme Court limits State’s power to share in punitive damages verdict The Oregon Supreme Court today curtailed Oregon’s “split recovery” law, in a case in which Ater Wynne successfully represented the plaintiff Since 1987, Oregon has […]


November 15, 2010 - Are MBA degrees a waste of time, money?

MBA degrees blasted as waste of money by critics and impacts of recession By Oregon Tax News, – Did you know that of the 50 best-performing CEOs in the world only 14 had an MBA? Josh Kaufman, a 28-year-old entrepreneur and former assistant brand manager for Procter & Gamble (P&G), […]



November 14, 2010 - Chart: US jobs falling behind Europe

Interesting chart showing how US total employment is performing worse when compared to Europe and other major industrial nations over the past three years.


November 13, 2010 - Top 25 best jobs in America list

CNN Money ranks the 100 best jobs for pay, growth and quality of life.  We feature the top 25 below, see the whole list here Job Title, Forecast growth 1. Software Architect (34%) 2. Physician Assistant (39%) 3. Management Consultant (24%) 4. Physical Therapist (30%) 5. Environmental Engineer (31%) 6. […]


November 12, 2010 - NIKE opens largest store ever — 42,000 sq.ft.

LONDON, UK – NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) announced the official reopening of the company’s flagship Niketown store on Oxford Circus in central London, following extensive redevelopment that makes it the largest Nike store in the World. Niketown London now covers approximately 42,000 square feet over four floors. Its reopening forms part […]