By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. A common discussion in recent months and quarters has been the impact, or lack thereof, of the federal sequester. For the most part employment continues to grow nationally in the 150-200k range each month and while GDP has been sub-par, there […]

By  J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries The seven months between Legislative Sessions affords lawmakers, business groups and other interests a chance to do policy work and negotiate key business issues – some good and some bad for business. The 2013 Legislative interim will be no different. AOI will be participating […]

By Taxpayer Foundation of Oregon Three of Oregon’s solar companies are laying of hundreds of employees as 2013 marks a terrible year for the solar industry.   The solar industry has been heavily supported by taxpayer funds through tax credits and other financing operations. Salem’s Sanyo Solar announced the layoff […]

Former Real Estate Developer And His Long-Time Girlfriend Convicted Of 25 Counts For Tax Evasion Scheme — Second Tax Evasion Conviction for Defendant who Failed to Report more than $23 million in Income Western District U.S. Dept of Justice A former western Washington real estate developer and his long-time girlfriend […]

Michael Hendrix Director, Research & Emerging Issues U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation In the wake of the Washington Post’s sale to Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com, many are wondering what the future holds for jobs in journalism. Judging from Michael Mandel’s analysis, there’s actually a lot of room for hope. Sure, […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm Oregon’s bereavement leave requirements are not yet in effect, but a July 31, 2013 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit approached bereavement from a different perspective in an opinion that permitted an employee’s lawsuit to go forward after his […]

Largest partnership in team history will focus on health in the heart of the city Portland Trail Blazers, Two of Oregon’s most dynamic and innovative companies are banding together in a 10-year agreement that will energize Portland’s hub for sports and entertainment, creating an urban showcase for healthy, active living. […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon economic indicators show continued growth at an average pace. Highlights of the report include: • The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity slipped to -0.19 in June from a revised 0.39 the previous month. The […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. In the previous post on job sprawl, I referenced the new research on economic mobility. It’s certainly interesting and is likely the best and most complete empirical work on the subject that there is. However there has not been a lot […]

Federal Trade Commission The Federal Trade Commission has settled with a set of defendants associated with the A+ Financial Center scheme.  They were charged in last year’s joint law enforcement sweep against five companies that made millions of illegal pre-recorded robocalls claiming to be from “Rachel” and “Cardholder Services” and […]