Below is a Wall Street Journal interview on Google entering the tablet market by making them and selling them directly to customers online. This is a bold move after Google entered (and exited) the smart phone market.

More Than One-Third of Workers Discuss Politics at Work One-in-Five of Those Who Have Discussed Politics at Work Had a Fight or Heated Conversation with a Co-Worker Over Political Views Career Builders As one of the most anticipated and contentious presidential races moves forward, you may find the most vocal […]

Business News Note: Reebok has supplied NFL uniforms, and used that fact in its marketing, for nearly a decade. But on Sunday, Nike becomes the new supplier, and marketer, of NFL uniforms and merchandise. Naturally, Nike is suing Reebok for not playing fair. The reason: capitalizing on the Broncos’ recent […]

Starbucks executive Arthur Rubinfeld to give Bauccio Lecture at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 12 in Buckley Center Auditorium By University of Portland Arthur Rubinfeld, Starbucks Coffee Company’s president for global development, will give the Bauccio Lecture at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 12 in Buckley Center Auditorium on the University of […]

By Portland Business Allliance The Portland Business Alliance board of directors today announced its endorsement in a number of regional races. A complete list is below. Mitch Hornecker, chair of the Alliance’s Government Relations Executive Committee, made the following statement about the Alliance endorsements: “The Alliance is maintaining a sharp […]

Cash Mobs offer Oregon hi-tech rescue By Oregon Small Business Association Small, locally-owned businesses across the country are getting a boost from a new phenomenon called cash mobs. The economic counterpart to flash mobs, cash mobs are mass runs on a local business for the purpose of buying products and […]

Oregon’s Prompt Pay Acts Strengthened and Clarified in 2012 By C. Andrew Gibson Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon Law Firm Ahead of Schedule Parties to construction contracts take notice: the legislature enacted new consequences and contract restrictions to Oregon’s Prompt Pay Acts starting in 2012. On public improvement contracts first advertised […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Free Enterprise Attention business owners: There’s more to cheer about than your favorite team making it past the first round in the NCAA Tournament this year. According to University of Richmond psychologist Donelson Forsyth, participation in company betting pools, checking score updates, and coffee chatter […]

By Guest Submission, Waterloo Restaurant Ventures, operator of the Macaroni Grill restaurants in Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco, filed for bankruptcy on March 8. The corporation is based in Vancouver but filed in North Texas; it operates 10 Macaroni Grills, some of which are in Portland, Hillsboro, Tualatin, and Clackamas, […]

The Wall Street Journal features a video discussion on NW billionaire Paul Allen and his recent $300 million donation for health research. See video below to see more details.