By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB The nonpartisan Tax Foundation today released its 2015 State Business Tax Climate Index, and the report ranked Oregon a seemingly respectable 12th best in the nation. But don’t stare too long at that number warned the state director for Oregon’s largest small-business association. It’s not […]

From Paul Allen.com Partners with U.S. State Department and World Health Organization to Evacuate and Treat Infected Humanitarian Workers; Collaborates with University of Massachusetts Medical School to Provide Training and Equipment; Coordinates and Optimizes Global Giving by Launching “Fund a Need” Donation Platform Philanthropist Paul G. Allen today increased his […]

By Technology Association of Oregon. A number of media outlets noted that Portland continues to attract young college graduates in droves. Why Portland is Growing Its Own Swiss Chard and Stealing Your College Grads Where Young College Graduates Are Choosing To Live There was also coverage of a growing trend […]

Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog When the new iPhone 6 was announced, so too were prices that ended in 99.  This is almost ubiquitous in consumer pricing, but it catches my eye because it comes from the company of Steve Jobs.  From what I know if […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Our office is releasing a new report  on gaming in the U.S. and state revenues. Below is the executive summary. Download:   Report   |   Slides   |   Data Atlantic City, New Jersey has been in the headlines for their troubled casinos, with 4 […]

By Steve Buckstein, Cascade Policy Institute Oregon voters are being asked this November to authorize spending more tax dollars to help some students afford an arguably unaffordable higher education. Measure 86 will create a permanent fund to subsidize certain students, which can be financed several ways including through state general […]

By NFIB, Small Business Optimism Index Declines in September September’s optimism index gave up 0.8 points, falling to 95.3. At 95.3, the Index is now 5 points below the pre-recession average (from 1973 to 2007). Four Index components improved, six declined. Two declined by 10 points total, accounting for the […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce If you’ve ever been stranded late at night without a taxi in sight, then you probably don’t need to be convinced that services like Uber and Lyft, which allow consumers to order cars directly from their smartphones, have brought innovation to an industry not exactly known […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Oregon is an in-migration state. For many years, more people have moved into Oregon each year than have moved out of the state. This population growth fuels the expansion of our cities and brings new brain power to foster the economic […]

From NIKE, No single moment in University of Oregon football history has been seared into the memories of long-time Ducks fans any deeper than one play — and few are more recognizable than “The Pick,” even 20 years later. Seldom do the fortunes of two college football programs hinge on […]