Popular business stories during the week of Jan 22 to 26th 1. Eugene Register-Guard newspaper sold 2. Subcontractors cry foul at Nike’s trophy HQ project 3. Oregon sanctuary status draws DOJ threats 4. Intel beats expectations, reports loss on tax charges 5. Gains by having a college degree diminishing rapidly […]

Confidential sexual harassment settlements just got more expensive Ater-Wynne: NW Business Litigation by Stacey Mark The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the sweeping new federal tax law enacted at the end of December 2017, contains a provision that will likely have a significant effect on how employers resolve claims involving […]

Old Town Brewing Company Reaches Agreement with the Mayor of Portland – Ted Wheeler’s Office By Brian Oregon Craft Beer City of Portland and Old Town Brewing Reach Agreement on Use of Logo Deal protects both the iconic Portland Oregon Sign and Old Town Brewing trademark Mayor Ted Wheeler and […]

Pay Strategy . . . Do you Have One? by CAREY KLOSTERMAN Business Oregon A NewsBrief article from November 2014 and still very much appropriate so I decided to revamp and recycle . . . There has never been a more important time (and it still is!) to evaluate how […]

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largest and leading small-business association want the health-care taxes adopted last year by the state legislature repealed, according to results from a survey of Oregon members of the National Federation of […]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 […]