Policy and Rulemaking Updates By Oregon Business and Industry 2025 Transportation Package: Leaders of the Joint Committee on Transportation (Co-Chairs Sen. Chris Gorsek, D-Gresham, and Rep. Susan McLain, D-Hillsboro, and Co-Vice Chairs Sen. Brian Boquist, I-Dallas, and Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany) will join OBI’s Transportation Steering Committee Nov. 29 […]

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced he will place a hold on the nomination of Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh to serve as director of the National Security Agency (NSA) until the NSA discloses whether it is buying Americans’ location data and web browsing records. […]

By NFIB, NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case Sheetz v. County of El Dorado, California at the United States Supreme Court. The case concerns whether the unconstitutional conditions doctrine applies to legislatively-imposed building permit exactions. NFIB joined The Buckeye Institute in filing the amicus brief. “Small business property […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, The coffee chain Dutch Bros based in Grants Pass, Ore., saw record revenues in the third quarter of 2023 and raised $330 million through the sales of 13 million shares, each costing $26. Dutch Bros saw third-quarter revenue up $265 million, which is 33 […]

AG Rosenblum Urges Oregonians to Watch Out for Scammers this Holiday Season By Oregon Attorney General Press Release,  For many Oregonians, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the perfect time to check items off their holiday shopping lists. For others, it’s an opportunity to trick people out of their money […]

By Nick Ball & Nicole Elgin Barran Liebman Law, The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a Final Rule on the Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The rule is effective December 26, 2023, and will expand the situations where multiple entities will be […]

By Nicole Elgin & Joshua Waugh Barran Liebman LLP, The National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) General Counsel issued guidance on November 2, 2023, regarding the new standards for employer conduct when a union makes a demand for recognition. The General Counsel’s Memorandum GC 24-01 sets out substantial policy changes that […]

By Oregon State Treasurer, Press Release, Oregon State Treasury’s $1 Billion Bond Sale Recognized As Bond Buyer’s Regional “Deal of the Year” November 20, 2023 The record-setting sale from March 2023 is also up for the national “Deal of the Year” award Salem, OR—The Bond Buyer announced Oregon State Treasury’s […]

Her Relentless Commitment to Portland: Julia Brim-Edwards honored at Business Leadership Evening By Portland Metro Chamber, Each year in the fall, the Portland Metro Chamber hosts the Business Leadership Evening, a gala event that brings together more the 500 people from across the region’s business community. The event is celebrates […]

U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Press Release, WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted in favor of H.R. 6363, a stopgap resolution that would prevent a government shutdown on November 18 and provide other critical program extensions. The House passed the bill on a bipartisan vote of 336-95, and it […]