By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation Two Oregon-based companies on the Fortune 500 in 2024 are laying off employees to cut costs. Nike, based in Beaverton and ranked 88th on the list, announced layoffs in February. Lithia Motors of Medford, which posted a record $8.6 billion in first-quarter sales, announced […]

By NFIB WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 1, 2024) –  NFIB’s July jobs report found a seasonally adjusted net 33% of small business owners reported raising compensation in July, down five points from last month and the lowest reading since April 2021. A net 18% (seasonally adjusted) plan to raise compensation in […]

(photo: Gonzales Wine) By Oregon Hispanic Business Association, A dozen Hispanic winemakers in Oregon who hope to pass on their businesses to children and grandchildren as a legacy reflecting love, beauty, and respect for families and the land have banded together in AHIVOY, a group advocating on behalf of Hispanic […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney Office Press Release, EUGENE, Ore.—A Lane County, Oregon man who negotiated the trade of methamphetamine for 17 firearms was sentenced to federal prison. Mark Villanueva, 38, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised release. According to court documents, in August 2020, […]

By Portland Metro Chamber, On July 11, the Portland Metro Chamber testified to express concerns for the implementation of Multnomah County’s drug addiction and deflection system. Jay Clark, director of Public Affairs, stressed that the Chamber supported HB 4002, which provided $25 million in state funding for a regional 24/7 […]

By National Retail Federation Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “The path of household spending remains difficult to read,” Kleinhenz said. “Spending has been uneven […]

By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, The first increase in the DOL Overtime Final Rule is scheduled to take effect July 1 and increases the salary threshold to determine whether employees are exempt from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Provisions include: Standard Salary Threshold Increase: Effective […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Nearly 60 percent of Americans struggle to vacation without checking work emails and working, according to a survey of 2,000 people by Movchan Agency. Although only 54 percent said they worked on vacation—down from nearly two-thirds in previous years—the numbers still indicate many workers […]

By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 4, 2024) – NFIB’s June jobs report found solid employment hiring plans among small business owners, but overall unsuccessful attempts to hire additional workers. A seasonally adjusted 37% of all small business owners reported job openings they could not fill in their current period, down […]

By Oregon Business and Industry The effort to develop rules for Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act continues to falter even as its operational date – July 1, 2025 – approaches. OBI has consistently pointed out problems with the program to the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), which is developing rules, […]