America’s Economic Malaise in One Chart By Michael Hendrix, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation America’s economic growth continues to underwhelm expectations. To illustrate this dismal reality, the noted economist Larry Summers created a chart showing the gradual decline in economic growth forecasts by the Congressional Budget Office for each of […]

Whole Foods to Add In-Store Delivery Option for Portland Customers By Oregon Small Business Association Busy, health-conscious Portlanders who need groceries but lack the time to shop will soon be able to have organic groceries delivered to their door in as little as an hour. Perhaps even more convenient, they […]

Large Companies Plan to Add 1000+ Jobs in Portland By Oregon Small Business Association Several large corporations are entering the Portland market or expanding their local operations over the next several months, giving a boost to Portland’s economy. Though the exact number of jobs to be added is still being […]

Ater Wynne LLP NW Law frim California recently became the second state to pass a law acknowledging the problem of workplace bullying. The first state to do so was Tennessee. Effective January 1, 2015, California’s existing law mandating sexual harassment training for supervisors must include training on the prevention of […]

Recent OHSU Grads Rank in Top 10 Nationally for Pay By Oregon Tax News, Recent graduates with a four-year degree from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) are among the highest paid in the country. The average OHSU graduate out of school within the last five years makes nearly $66,800.That’s […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Joe Kennedy Employee wellness programs would be more effective if companies had wider access to data on workers’ health, and employees say they would share more information if the programs meet their fitness needs, according to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). According […]

Miller Nash LLP, Oregon and Washington Law Firm Miller Nash LLP has filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit against online retailer Gilt Groupe, Inc., a $500 million company based in New York. Miller Nash filed the suit on behalf of northwest Portland boutique Gilt and its founder, Paula Bixel. Gilt, which sells […]

Steve Ferree, Chair of Small Business Advisory Council to the City of Portland I am a small business owner with 34 employees. For 14 years, I have operated a service business. The notion of a state retirement fund for the private sector is of great concern to me. I have […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog The BEA released new personal income data at the state level, along with annual revisions. Overall, it brings more good news for the Oregon economy but also fits in on both sides of those two economic narratives. In aggregate, Oregon has […]

By Economist Dr. Eric Fruits, Econinternational Every summer, Portland hosts MusicFest NW which is, believe it or not a big music festival. This year the festival got bigger and the MBAs took over. They decided that the best way to extract dollars from concert goers was to forbid food vendors […]