By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog.. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released 2012 personal income data by county and metropolitan area last week, along with comprehensive revisions to 2001-11 data. Given the local area detail and massive data collection process, this information does come out with […]

By NFIB Payroll taxes are a fact of life, but that doesn’t mean you know all the facts. Any time the federal government, a state government and a small business intersects, there are bound to be nuances. And when it comes to payroll taxes, those details matter; tax authorities take […]

Associated Oregon industries by John Ledger Low Carbon Fuels May Ignite Next Session Oregon’s attempt to impose a Cap & Trade-like system on gasoline and diesel took a new twist recently when the Ninth Circuit Court sent California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) back to the lower courts. The proponents […]

By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB (Originally published in Salem Business Journal) Anti-fast-food crusaders rejoice! Your cause is getting some unexpected – and likely unintended – traction from the twin threats to burgers and fries everywhere: Obamacare and the state’s minimum-wage rate. To take the latter first, the minimum wage has […]

Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog There was some predictable guffawing round about the time Merritt Paulson was contemplating selling the Beavers baseball team and trying to get the city on board with the plan to convert Civic Stadium to a soccer-specific facility.  Soccer, they said, is […]

Bloomberg Businessweek video takes an inside look into the San Fransisco 49er arena

Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog Oregon lost 500 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis after posting two very solid monthly gains 3,300 in September and 5,600 in August. Government employment continues to drag on the overall recovery with government jobs declining by 1,000.  The Oregon unemployment […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm 2013 Legislative Session Triggers New BOLI Rulemaking The Bureau of Labor and Industries (“BOLI”) has released proposed rules and amendments to bring its rules in line with laws passed by the Oregon legislature’s 2013 session. The laws underlying these rule changes include new posting requirements […]

by Betsy Earls Associated Oregon Industries As if the 10 tax increase proposals SEIU has already filed for November 2014 weren’t enough, the union may be adding up to five new ballot measures aimed directly at Oregon hospitals. The potential ballot measures are part of the SEIU’s Act Now for […]

Statistics from Portland State University shed light on Oregon’s post-recession housing values John Kirkland Portland State University Oregon’s median housing value and home ownership rate were both significantly lower during the three-year period from 2010 to 2012 compared to the three years prior, according to statistics released today by the […]