By Oregon Small Business Association Nike recently announced it will no longer produce new FuelBands—a wearable electronic exercise device that tracks heart rate, strides and other activity. Is the Portland-based sports company about to announce a related deal with Apple? Some business writers and analysts think it’s possible that Nike […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Right now the Oregon economy continues to improve and is even a bit above our office’s forecast. As we continue to work on the next outlook, it can be useful to look back and compare business cycles to see what, if […]

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By Oregon Tax News, The Oregon economy is improving, but lottery revenue is not keeping pace with income growth and consumer trends. Oregonians’ entertainment spending roughly mirrors income growth, but their spending on lottery -related activities has not returned to pre-recession levels. The state recently released its 2014 economic forecast, […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Just as we took stock of the recovery across Oregon’s regions the other day, it can be useful to track recovery with other regional economies. Last time we checked in on employment in Oregon and Washington, the recession and recovery in […]

 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Anastasia Danias grew up watching the New York Jets battle rivals like the Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins. Today, as the chief litigation officer for the National Football League, she’s helping Gang Green and the league’s other 31 teams tackle a different kind of opponent — […]

By Jabob Grier, Portland Writer Cocktail consultant, magician, blogger. Liquidity Preference Blog I had a relaxing morning planned until the FDA announced its proposed regulations extending its authority to more tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars. Predictably most of the press is focusing on the former, but the proposals over […]

Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate The Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the wording of a ballot title description on privatizing liquor sales must be changed. The description, written by the state’s Attorney General, currently contains the word “taxes” to describe the fee wholesalers would have to pay the […]

by Bill Conerly, Oregon economist Conerly Consulting, Businomics Businesses are not growing their capital expenditures, though we can take a little comfort that neither are they shrinking them. Corporations are sitting on lots of cash, and interest rates are very low for credit-worth companies. The problem is lack of optimism. […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon’s economy posted solid gains in March. Highlights of the report include: The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rose to 0.73 in March, compared to a revised 0.16 the previous month. As it currently stands, […]