Three reasons to start a business in Oregon and three reasons to think twice By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation As the U.S. economy expands more Americans are thinking of starting their own business. Oregon can be a great place to start a business, but also has some challenges they […]

5 not to miss stories this week. 1. Trump: Decision on SolarWorld’s case coming soon 2. Lyft adds $35M to Portland’s economy 3. Lane Co. real estate breaks average, median sales price records 4.  Apple to pay $38B in repatriation taxes 5. Ditching stocks in this bull market is  ‘dangerous’

November 2017 Oregon Statewide Economic Indicators University of Oregon Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon This is the University of Oregon State of Oregon Economic Indicators for November 2017. The release date is January 10, 2018. Special thanks to our sponsor, KeyBank The Oregon Measure […]

NFIB members register their opinion on Jan. 23, 2018 ballot measure National Federation of Independent Businesses Members of Oregon’s largest and leading small-business association want the health-care taxes adopted last year by the state legislature repealed, according to results from a survey of Oregon members of the National Federation of […]

2017 in Review: Job Growth Slows as Unemployment Reaches Record Low Oregon Workforce and Economic Information Oregon’s job growth slowed in 2017 to its slowest rate in five years. The slowdown wasn’t caused by employers needing fewer workers. This slowdown seems to be the result of employers struggling to find […]

The Labor Market Will Remain Tight by Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis The labor market is tight. Difficulty finding (and retaining) workers is the biggest challenge many businesses face today. Whether or not the economy is truly at full employment is largely an academic issue*. In practice, we’re […]

Business New Year’s Resolution: Skip The Financial News by Bill Conerly Businomics Blog In the depths of the last recession, I met a business person who had just had the most productive six weeks in his career. It was hard to believe, so I asked how he had done it. […]

Cap-and-Trade, Tax Policy Highlight Legislative Day Agendas The Oregon Prosperity Project  Hearings during January Legislative Days this week will provide a preview of legislation likely to receive the most attention during the 35-day 2018 Session, which starts February 5. The highest-profile legislation during the Session likely will be an attempt […]

BOLI Publishes Final Rules for Daily & Weekly Overtime in Oregon By Nicole Elgin Barran Liebman Oregon’s Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) published its final rules on daily and weekly overtime relating to manufacturing establishments. These rules govern Oregon’s House Bill 3458 that clarifies Oregon’s overtime pay requirements for those […]

By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon, Oregonians could soon be paying $4 or more for a gallon of gas if  lawmakers pass cap-and-trade in the next year. Just before Christmas, Oregon lawmakers unveiled an outline of their plan to impose a cap-and-trade program on the state. Sponsors of the program hope […]