Wall Street Journal Editorial, November 16, 2016 Portland, Oregon is famous for its modish devotion to organic foods and craft beers. Now the city is embracing a new trend that could leave local workers with a very bitter aftertaste. It’s a fresh tax on business and it could be coming […]

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Oregon, Press Release A bipartisan coalition of Senate and House lawmakers  asked Attorney General Loretta Lynch to provide Congress with more information about a proposed expansion of government hacking and surveillance powers. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Judiciary Committee member Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Ranking Member […]

NIKE’s $720 self-lacing shoe NIKE has rolled out to the public its self-lacing shoe called Nike HyperAdapt 1.0.   The cost for each pair will sell for $720. It plans to be on shelves for the holiday season this December 1st. Nike CEO Mark Parker praised the shoe as a big […]

Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm Navigating the Unknown As the week draws to a close, we wanted to share some perspective on what was a surprising week for our political system. Against this backdrop, the capital markets once again demonstrated they do not like surprises or uncertainty. Following […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial November 10, 2016 Democratic candidates took another beating in the states on Tuesday, which is why progressives are resorting more to ballot initiatives to impose their policies. This week voters were smart enough to reject some of the worst lurches of liberal governance. Notably, the biggest […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Economic anxiety, particularly among the white working-class, has been front and center this election cycle. At the least it is one of the two main topics, and for a good (valid) reason. While a lot of our office’s focus in recent […]

Several labs got received their accredited license for Oregon. These labs say that Oregon has the highest marijuana testing standard in the industry. Watch the KGW-8 news clip below for more.  

By David Oxenford Broadcast Law Blog, At the end of last week, the press reported on the jury verdict finding Rolling Stone magazine to be liable for defamation for its story, later retracted, about a gang rape at the University of Virginia. The case was brought by a University administrator […]

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 […]