U.S. Chamber of Commerce Obamacare’s medical device tax, in effect for over seven months, has raked in $1 billion according to the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA), the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed) and the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA): “The $1 billion threshold is frightening as every dollar […]

McMinville is home to a rising small business star in Betty Lou. Her processing plant helps to produce over 60 different labels. Watch the KGW-TV News profile of this great Oregon success story.

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. Just as last quarter (also HERE) we saw that job growth had returned to more regions of the state, the latest QCEW for 2013q1 finds that this is continuing and even strengthening. While the Portland MSA returned first to job growth, […]

By Oregon Prosperity Project Source:Pew 2012and BEA;*All three states deliver pensions to state and local public employees primarily through state ‐ sponsored plans (that is,98% of membership in OR and 95% in WA and CO).In each state, a number of separate,local government plans exist and are not reported here.

Portland water ratepayers formed a coalition to remove water politics and control away from Portland City Commissioner and instead create an independent Water Board elected by voters. See the KATU-TV news clip below.

Google, Microsoft lead Tech drop – Google saw a 6% drop in click-ads, while over at Microsoft it saw a $490 million loss. But there is some good news to report. – Below is a video from Wall Street Journal reflecting some notable news on these two tech giants and […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said, “Obamacare has been wonderful for America.” It’s a gotcha quote that’s sure to be a mainstay for political ads in 2014. However, three union leaders do not think the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is anywhere close […]

Seattle is becoming a launching point in retail businesses using consumer tracking technology by monitoring shopper’s smartphones. Seattle based Nordstrom gained national attention for tracking smartphone signals to determine placement and duration of shoppers. Another Seattle company, Placed, helps firms using tracking methods by getting customers to opt in in […]

By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB It was a contentious session, reports State Director Jan Meekcoms from Salem, but NFIB managed to claw out some victories for Oregon small businesses, help defeat terrible bills, and register members’ opinions on others that could not be stopped. The first half of the 77th […]

by Richard Goldfarb Food Liability Law Blog Stoel Rives LLP, NW Law Firm Everyone from the First Lady to the Mayor of New York to my own personal physician is on an anti-obesity campaign these days.  Michelle Obama generally operates by trying to instill healthy habits; my doctor simply says […]