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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

In this CNN video Coke CEO explains the serious problems of youth unemployment.

By Career Builders, While strong skills and experience are essential to getting a job, many employers take other factors into account as well. A new CareerBuilder study finds that a sense of humor, an eye for fashion, or even knowledge of current affairs and pop culture could also play some […]

By Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins & Tongue Hollywood is buzzing right now about a recent federal court decision finding a movie production company was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act for not paying its interns. This case teaches an important lesson: an internship must be paid unless the […]

By  J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries “Grand Bargain” Reduces PERS Liabilities by $4.6 Billion & Delivers Significant Small Business Tax Relief Last week, Governor Kitzhaber and legislative leaders negotiated a final agreement on a package of bills that would reduce the state’s public employee retirement liabilities; reform the tax code […]

By Oregon Better Business Bureau Thousands of Alaskans, Oregonians and Washingtonians have qualified for two roundtrip airline tickets valued at more than $1,100, according to hand-addressed letters from a company claiming to be “American.” This too-good-to-be-true offer has prompted a Better Business Bureau investigation. An employee of BBB serving Alaska, […]

by John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries In another politicized northwest environmental permitting situation, Washington’s Department of Ecology issued a new ad hoc requirement for a proposed coal terminal transfer/shipping project – an emissions evaluation for when the coal is burned in China. Oregon agencies have come under criticism for allegedly […]

In light of the Snowden file theft scandal, many businesses that utilize private data in the cloud are trying to erect measures to protect themselves from future employees going bad.