October 17, 2013 - Biz targets Portland’s most unemployable
Homeless and at-risk youth represent some of the highest unemployed demographic in Oregon. This T-shirt company has these jobless the focus of their hires.
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 12, 2013 - World’s first Trillionaires forecasted
The Wall Street Journal looks into trend forecasting of when we will see our first trillionaires.
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 […]
October 10, 2013 - Ron Wyden, Rand Paul push surveillance bill
Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today pressed top intelligence officials on the problems of building “an intelligence collection system that repeatedly deceived the American people” during an open hearing held by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Wyden, along with U.S. Senators Mark Udall, D-Colo., Richard […]
October 9, 2013 - Legislature delivers big results for business
by J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Historic Bi-partisan Agreement Reduces PERS Liabilities by $4.6 Billion & Delivers Significant Small Business Tax Relief Against the backdrop of dysfunctional national politics, the Oregon Legislature came together on a sweeping bipartisan agreement to curb PERS liabilities, add $100 million to K-12 school funding, […]
October 8, 2013 - Oregon’s future looks average
University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Oregon’s economy continues to grow at an average pace. Highlights of the report include: • The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity was 0.03 in August while the three-month moving average, which smooths month-to-month volatility in […]
October 7, 2013 - 5 Oregon hotels make world best list
Travel & Leisure Magazine released their top 500 hotels from around thew world. Below are the NW hotels that made the list. By Oregon Small Business Association OREGON LIST 1. Tu Tu’tun Lodge (95.00),Gold Beach 2. Allison Inn & Spa (92.03),Newberg 3. Stephanie Inn Hotel (89.33),Cannon Beach 4. Heathman Hotel […]