Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm Navigating the Unknown As the week draws to a close, we wanted to share some perspective on what was a surprising week for our political system. Against this backdrop, the capital markets once again demonstrated they do not like surprises or uncertainty. Following […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial November 10, 2016 Democratic candidates took another beating in the states on Tuesday, which is why progressives are resorting more to ballot initiatives to impose their policies. This week voters were smart enough to reject some of the worst lurches of liberal governance. Notably, the biggest […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Economic anxiety, particularly among the white working-class, has been front and center this election cycle. At the least it is one of the two main topics, and for a good (valid) reason. While a lot of our office’s focus in recent […]

Several labs got received their accredited license for Oregon. These labs say that Oregon has the highest marijuana testing standard in the industry. Watch the KGW-8 news clip below for more.  

By David Oxenford Broadcast Law Blog, At the end of last week, the press reported on the jury verdict finding Rolling Stone magazine to be liable for defamation for its story, later retracted, about a gang rape at the University of Virginia. The case was brought by a University administrator […]

by Ralph Cole, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm Equity markets fell a little more than 1 percent on the week (10/31 to 11/4) as the presidential race grew closer with the news of renewed investigations into Hillary Clinton’s use of personal emails […]

Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici Release, Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) announced  that Craft3 has received a $750,000 grant from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to support local businesses. Craft3 is a nonprofit lender that has served Pacific Northwest businesses, families, and communities since 1994. Craft3 […]

By Oregon Small Business Association The assumption behind Measure 97 is that every corporation is profitable and that the profits that these corporations are generating are excessive. If that assumption is true, then Measure 97 makes a lot of sense. The problem is that it’s not true. Did you know […]

National Retail Federation News Release, Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with 83 percent of merchants surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 12th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation. “Retailers continue to deal with the challenges that come with fighting […]

Oregon State Treasurer Press Release, State Treasurer Ted Wheeler announced  that Oregon trust funds, which hold substantial shares of Wells Fargo & Co., will press for management structure and executive compensation reforms in the wake of a scandal in which company employees created millions of fraudulent accounts, and then received […]