By Oregon Small Business Association, In recent months, both Google and Facebook have completed or announced continued expansion of their already significant presence in the State. Facebook can be said to have led the current phase of Oregon-based technology growth. It broke ground on it’s first data center in Prineville […]

Oregon’s Job Growth Fifth Fastest Among the States By Oregon Employment Department, Oregon had the fifth fastest job growth among the states from January 2017 to January 2018. Adding 50,600 jobs for a growth rate of 2.7 percent, Oregon’s solid job growth was slower than first ranked Utah (+3.1%) and […]

By Anthony K. Smith Oregon NFIB In 1995, the Oregon Legislature was worried about taxes. Legislators were so worried about runaway tax increases, and the punitive effects of higher taxes on Oregonians, that they passed House Joint Resolution 14, which referred a statewide ballot measure to voters asking them to […]

Attorney General Rosenblum Press Release, Attorney General Rosenblum co-led a bipartisan coalition of 37 state and territory Attorneys General in sending a letter demanding answers from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg about the company’s business practices and privacy protections. Recent news reports indicate the data of at least 50 million Facebook […]

IRS audits at 15 year low. By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon, For the sixth straight year IRS tax audits have been declining and have set a new 15 low in 2017 according to the Wall Street Journal. The year, 2010 was their peak, and since then they have lost a […]

By David Oxenford Esq. Broadcast Law With April Fools’ Day falling on a Sunday this year, perhaps the potential for on-air pranks is lessened. But, then again, who knows what weekend talent may be planning? So, as we do every year about is time, we need to play our role […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, Revenue Forecast Shows $99 million increase in available revenue. The February 16 revenue forecast came in better than expected, allowing Legislators to breathe a sigh of relief. There would be no imminent budget threat to solve during the Short Session. Projected 2017-19 net General Fund […]

By Oregon Employment Department, Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in January and February. For 14 consecutive months, Oregon’s unemployment rate has been close to 4.1 percent, its lowest level since comparable records began in 1976. The U.S. unemployment rate was also 4.1 percent in both January and February. In […]

By Oregon Small Business Association The top executive at Nike Inc. has offered company employees use of a “Matter of Respect” hotline and an email address to report inappropriate conduct in the wake of misconduct complaints. In an internal memo, CEO and Chairman Mark Parker said the company has received […]

By Wall Street Journal Editorial Board, One difference between President Trump and the European Union is that Mr. Trump makes mistakes on his own and off the cuff, while Brussels makes mistakes by committee after careful study. So while European mandarins are kvetching about the trade war Mr. Trump risks […]