Oregonians flock to Washington to avoid tax bite By Oregon Tax News, Despite the decline in home sales, Clark County attracted 22 percent more out-of-town residents in 2010 than in 2009. Real estate experts believe the absence of income tax and low home prices contributed to the influx of new […]

Recession forcing workers to show up on time as survey shows improved punctuality in the workplace, — Hiring Managers Share Most Outrageous Tardiness Excuses Career Builders Survey, CHICAGO, February 23, 2011 – Since the recession began, more workers are starting their work day on time. A new CareerBuilder survey reveals […]

Ad Watch: Below is the text from a full page ad being put out by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to help expand free trade in American at a time when many free trade agreements are stalled. When it comes to trade, foreign exporters have all the aces. American companies […]

Portability of Unused Estate Tax Exemption under TRA 2010 By Ater Wynne LLP, Oregon law firm In December, 2010, the Tax Relief Act of 2010 (TRA) was signed into law. While TRA extends many of the so-called Bush tax cuts, it introduces new concepts into the gift and estate tax […]

Oregon: 2011 Legislative Session Preview By Marc Alifanz, Stoel Rives World of Employment Oregon’s 76th Legislative Assembly convened on February 1, 2011. The Legislature has wasted no time introducing a multitude of new labor and employment bills, some with potentially far reaching effects. Below is a (non-exhaustive) list of some of the […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog Portland got another national star turn on NPR with a story about the migration of twenty somethings to the city despite relatively high unemployment and low pay. The usual suspects are trotted out as reasons – lifestyle, hipsters beget more hipsters, etc. It seems […]

By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries As the Oregon Legislature heads into its second full week of work, the major tax issues of 2011 are becoming clear. The House and Senate Revenue Committees are already holding public hearings on key issues while the framework of at least one major proposal […]

If you want to which jobs are hiring and which are firing in Oregon, take a look at the graph below by the Oregon Employment Department.   There appears to be lots of hiring in information jobs, mining and leisure/hospitality sections.   Those jobs that are not hiring but firing would be […]

Poll: Business travel cut-backs may be harming sales By Career Builders CHICAGO, February 16, 2011 – As companies carefully watched their budgets in 2010, many were reluctant to send their employees on planes, trains and automobiles. A new CareerBuilder survey reports that three-in-ten (30 percent) companies said they cut back […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Ad watch — Taco Bell has made headlines this year for accusations that the Taco Bell fast food chain is not using real beef.   Taco Bell sternly defends it self in this full-page newspaper ad.   It goes right for the attention by stating “Thank you […]