by Ralph Cole, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm Equity markets fell a little more than 1 percent on the week (10/31 to 11/4) as the presidential race grew closer with the news of renewed investigations into Hillary Clinton’s use of personal emails […]

Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici Release, Congresswomen Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA) announced  that Craft3 has received a $750,000 grant from the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund to support local businesses. Craft3 is a nonprofit lender that has served Pacific Northwest businesses, families, and communities since 1994. Craft3 […]

By Oregon Small Business Association The assumption behind Measure 97 is that every corporation is profitable and that the profits that these corporations are generating are excessive. If that assumption is true, then Measure 97 makes a lot of sense. The problem is that it’s not true. Did you know […]

National Retail Federation News Release, Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with 83 percent of merchants surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 12th annual ORC study released today by the National Retail Federation. “Retailers continue to deal with the challenges that come with fighting […]

Oregon State Treasurer Press Release, State Treasurer Ted Wheeler announced  that Oregon trust funds, which hold substantial shares of Wells Fargo & Co., will press for management structure and executive compensation reforms in the wake of a scandal in which company employees created millions of fraudulent accounts, and then received […]

Oregon NFIB Press Release, Oregonians have to act fast on Measure 97, which would add a 2.5 percent gross tax on sales in Oregon over $25 million, including companies in Oregon and branches of national firms, according to Herald and News. It also would produce an estimated $3 billion a […]

Bullard Law, Portland law firm By Daniel R. Barnhart “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” Ronald Reagan In July 2016 BOLI started a new program that allows for surprise, warrantless searches of employers’ premises and books to […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog There is a clear distinction between the underlying trend and the cycle around the trend. Just take the 2000s as an example. The cycle component was, unfortunately, very evident given the two recessions, even as the underlying economic trends were flat […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm OSHA Delays Enforcement of Rule Tracking Workplace Injuries and Illnesses By Amy Angel and Nicole Elgin The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has announced that it is delaying enforcement of the anti-retaliation provisions of its final rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and […]

US Chamber of Commerce, With some politicians and interest groups heralding Europe’s energy policies as a model to follow, the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy examined what would happen if the U.S. was forced to pay EU energy prices. The report is the third in the Energy Institute’s […]