By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB Oregon adds 45,000 jobs.  But more work remains to be done. About 45,000 jobs were created in Oregon during 2014, a 2.67 percent increase. But more work remains to be done in a state where small business owners struggle with proposals for higher minimum wage, […]

Zombie Foreclosures Up, About to Hit Oregon’s Housing Market By Oregon Tax News A new wave of foreclosed homes may soon be available in Oregon’s housing market. According to a November RealtyTrac report, Oregon had the highest number of vacated homes currently going through the foreclosure process. Analysts expect many […]

Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate The first batch of nearly 1,500 pieces of legislation introduced during the “organizational days” of the 2015 Oregon Legislature produced over 100 tax-related bills that AOI will track for Oregon employers. Consistent with what AOI has seen the past few Legislative Sessions, the […]

By Oregon Attorney General Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum testified before the joint Senate and House Judiciary Committee [December 2014] in support of legislation to better protect the data of Oregonians. She called on the Oregon legislature to update Oregon’s Data Breach Law, and extend data breach enforcement and notification […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Many headline economic numbers have reached pre-Great Recession peak levels, including jobs, income, state GDP, exports and the General Fund. However you can’t eat GDP and we know all is not well with the economy, even if it truly is getting […]

Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog Excited about the return of the Portland Timbers?  Well, temper that enthusiasm because it appears more and more likely that the MLS is headed toward a work stoppage with the key sticking point free agency for players. Under the current system, […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog One of the more interesting and yet unknowable questions in the year ahead is what the impact of Measure 91 will be for Oregon. The basics of the vote itself and the direct implications for Oregonians have been well covered. However, […]

By Technology Association of Oregon. The Portland City Council is considering new proposals to enforce short-term rental regulations. It is critical that Commissioners take the time to carefully weigh and address legitimate individual privacy interests involved with the City’s desire to expand its enforcement authority. Over the past year, Portland […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Delays at West Coast ports, including Northwest ports, have reached a critical point and threaten regional economies, according to recent news reports. The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents 29 West Coast port employers, has been locked in contract negotiations with the International Longshore & […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, National Association of Manufacturers, National Retail Federation, and Society for Human Resource Management, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop the National Labor Relations Board […]