Portrait of Oregon Businesses by Size of Firm by Phoebe Colman Oregon Employment Department What does it mean to talk about business size? In public policy discussions it often means analyzing relationships between the size of a business and its impact on the economy. In the United States, a common […]

Congressman Greg Walden U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) issued the following statement upon House passage of the “No Budget, No Pay” plan: “In our part of Oregon, families sit down around their kitchen tables and figure out how to balance their budgets. It’s time for Washington, D.C. to do the […]

By Gene Grant ,Real Estate Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm As originally published in the Daily Journal of Commerce Landlords, whether residential or commercial, almost always include in their leases three requirements dealing with legal compliance. First, the lease limits the premises to specific legal use(s) […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was actually enacted in 2013, was the result of the last minute fiscal cliff negotiations and contains myriad tax and spending provisions. Included in the bill was a two month delay in the […]

CareerBuilder Survey Reveals Most Wanted Office Perks and What Motivates Workers to Stay With Companies By Career Builder.com If you could have one perk – any perk – in your workplace, what would it be? If you had the choice, would you rather have a bigger title or a bigger […]

Hyundai is showing a new model car concept where the dash is equipped with a retina scanner to follow the attention and needs of the driver. Watch the short CNN video demonstration below.

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Today’s employers, pressured by a recovery that still feels like a recession on Main Street, are doing their best to control costs. Since a major part of any business’s cost structure is staff, cutting costs means reducing payroll. At the same time, individuals, bludgeoned by […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm On January 17, Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz released a proposal that, if passed, will require all Portland employers to provide sick leave to employees. Employers with six or more employees will have to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick leave per year (one […]

By Oregon Better Business Bureau Which industries are drawing in the highest number of inquiries and complaints? Locally, Better Business Bureau serving Alaska, Oregon and Western Washington reports the top 20 most-inquired-about and most-complained-about industries of 2012. 1.  Auto Dealers – New Cars 2.  Financial Services 3.  Auto Dealers – […]

By Oregon Department of Revenue The Oregon Department of Revenue announced today that its tax processing season will get a later start than usual this year, due to late tax law changes made by Congress to resolve the “fiscal cliff” crisis. The Internal Revenue Service’s 2013 filing season will start […]