Success of Family-Owned Business: Its Non-Family Employees By Ater Wynne LLP, Oregon law firm The success of Les Schwab Tires is its non-family employees….all 7,000 of them. This is the lesson I took from the discussion with CEO, Dick Borgman on April 14, 2011, at the Power Breakfast sponsored by […]

Manufacturers to be Facing Millions in New Costs By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries Steep cost increases, curtailments, or new construction requirements loom for manufacturers discharging wastewater into municipal systems or directly into waters of the state. Proposed statewide water quality standards, the result of lawsuits and federal Environmental Protection […]

The Northwest’s other billionaire/entrepreneur celebrity is Paul Allen who is always in the local news for his Seahawks team and Portland Trailblazers. Yet, Paul Allen does few interviews and has been very private about his many business ventures. Now he has a new book called Idea Man where he unravels […]

State-of-the-art Prineville facility illustrates that Oregon is open for business, he says By Oregon State Treasurer Office PRINEVILLE – State Treasurer Ted Wheeler welcomed social media giant Facebook today at the grand opening ceremony at the company’s new, state-of-the-art facility in Central Oregon. The Treasurer, who spoke on behalf of […]

Nearly 40% of tax returns will go into savings Career Builders Survey, CHICAGO,  – Fewer workers plan to use their tax refunds to pay off bills and more plan to put the money into savings, reflecting a more stable economy. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 46 percent said they […]

Governor Brown Signs Bill Increasing California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard to 33% by Allison C. Smith Stoel Rives Law Firm Renewable Law Blog A Legal News Alert from Seth Hilton and the Stoel Rives Renewable Energy Law Group: California’s Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill (“SB”) X1-2 on Tuesday requiring California’s […]

Hollywood invades Oregon economist’s house By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog I was AWOL this week for the Oregon jobs report. The news is unsettling, losing jobs after five months of gains, but I think there is a good chance that this is a blip and not a new trend. […]

Small businesses pay up to 40% higher tax rate than big corporations in Oregon By Senate Republican Office Press Release, Salem, OR – Senate Republicans want to put Oregon small businesses on the same footing as big corporate firms that currently hold up to a 40% tax advantage over Oregon […]

A bi-partisan 28-2 vote sends Senate Bill 40 to the House By Oregon Attorney General Attorney General John Kroger today praised the Oregon Senate for its strong bi-partisan 28-2 vote in favor of a landmark bill that aims to crack down on charities that spend more than 70 percent of […]

Oregon’s Research & Development Tax Credit Critical to Economic Growth – Will it Continue? By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Right now, the Oregon Legislature is determining whether to keep the R&D Tax Credit in place or eliminate it. Associated Oregon Industries is supporting passage of either House Bill 3174 […]