By National Retail Federation Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with nearly three-quarters of retailers surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 14th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation. “These criminals find new ways to expand their networks and manipulate the […]

By Oregon Employment Department, How long do workers stay in a given job? Nationally, the average employee tenure in January 2018 was 4.2 years. Data to address this question isn’t available for Oregon, but every two years the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes this information for the nation, which […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, A group trying to bring Major League Baseball to Portland rescinded its offer to buy the Portland Public Schools headquarters site near the Moda Center but promised an announcement soon about other potential sites for a ballpark. Portland Diamond Project, a baseball group of investors […]

By Oregon State University Press Release, After two years of delays because of problems with a seismometer instrument, NASA’s InSight Mission apparently has successfully landed on Mars today to explore the deep interior of the planet, about which scientists know little. Oregon State University atmospheric scientists assisted with the planning […]

Timothy A. Duy Director, Oregon Economic Forum Department of Economics, University of Oregon The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity fell to 0.63 in September from an upwardly revised July reading of 0.70. Highlights of this month’s report include: – Building permits continued to decline on the back of softer construction […]

By Oregon Brewers Guild On October 9, an innovative refillable bottle being used by Oregon craft beverage makers took top honors in the sustainability category at the Glass Packaging Institute’s (GPI) annual Clear Choice Awards. The new BottleDrop Refill bottle is by far the most environmentally sustainable option available for […]

by Peter Jones, CFA Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman Capitol Management, Oregon As the U.S. expansion draws closer to becoming the longest on record, a number of economic and political risks have emerged or intensified in recent months, leading to global equity market weakness. This has investors, economists and […]

U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, Release, U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley asked the country’s two largest private immigration detention contractors for information about their compliance with federal immigration detention standards. The letters from Wyden, Merkley and nine other senators to contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic follows a troubling report […]

By Jim Miller, Oregon writer This week Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read announced that his office is joining a coalition of investors and money managers to help advance a 5-point plan for gun manufacturers and firearm related companies. The coalition controls over $4.8 trillion in managed funds.  With billions in […]

By Josh Lerner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Current economic growth remains strong. Nearly all leading indicators are flashing green, signaling solid gains in the near-term. However, the economy is set to slow moving forward for a number of reasons. First, growth must slow to a more sustainable rate. As […]