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October 22, 2013 - Greg Walden: How the President is killing job growth

Wall Street Journal Opinion by Oregon Congressman Greg Walden and Michigan Congressman Fred Upton (10/16/13). President Obama is damaging the economy in a number of ways, but one often overlooked infliction is regulatory uncertainty. The administration has been unclear, to put it charitably, about how it plans to regulate entire […]


October 21, 2013 - Boeing loses 50 year client in Japan

Japan Airlines Chooses Airbus Over Boeing By Oregon Small Business Association An October 7th press release by Airbus announced that Japan Airlines has signed a contract for 31 Airbus A350 wide-body jets plus options for another 25 aircraft. The announcement dealt a hard hit to Boeing, which has enjoyed decades […]



October 18, 2013 - 6 reasons 25-year olds aren’t moving out of parents home

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Anthony Carnevale and his team at Georgetown University’s Center on Education and Workforce have released a report that analyzes labor market trends for both younger and older adults. Failure to Launch: Structural Shift and the New Lost Generation outlines how the modern economy has negatively impacted […]



October 16, 2013 - PR disasters: OHSU, Intel & vineyard

2013 Oregon PR disasters hit OHSU, Intel & Troon vineyard By Oregon Small Business Association Three Oregon area businesses suffered bad public relations news this summer.  Each incident was handled with professionalism but demonstrate to all businesses the various ways small vulnerabilities can expand into front page headlines. OHSU pulls […]


October 14, 2013 - Google fights back on two privacy cases

Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm By John D. Seiver and Christin McMeley Google is not going down without a fight Google is seeking further review in two cases we wrote about last week on alleged Wiretap Act violations.  In the Gmail case, where Google was charged […]


October 14, 2013 - Oregon vs other states on jobs gains, recession

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. The following graphs are something I plan on leveraging more from in the future, however for now I just wanted to share. These compare the past two recessions across states and then the initial few years of expansion following the bottoming […]



October 11, 2013 - Teamsters fury over trade pact

U.S. Chamber of Commerce An article in the New York Times with the “shocking” headline that “European Officials Consulted Business Leaders on Trade Pact” has got International Brotherhood of Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa all in a lather. Specifically, Hoffa is outraged that “the business lobby has been included in […]