Record number of Oregonians are investing record amount for higher education through state ‘529’ plan By Oregon State Treasurer Oregon 529 College Savings Network reaches $1.8 billion in combined assets as of March 31 More families than ever are saving for higher education and job training through Oregon’s tax-saving college […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce When the administration of President Obama came to office in 2009, his arrival put Democrats, who also ran of both houses of Congress, in total control of the federal government. With this unchecked majority, work quickly began on the so-called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon economic indicators improved further in April 2013. Highlights of the report include: • The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rose to 0.33 in April from a revised -0.03 previous month. The three-month moving average, […]

By Jan Meekcoms Oregon NFIB (Originally published in Salem Business Journal) Would you be leery of buying an automobile from a Nike dealership, shopping at a Weyerhaeuser supermarket or dining at a Boeing restaurant? Probably so. What, you might rightly ask, do any of these firms know about fields they’re […]

Oregon’s Payroll Employment Increases for the Seventh Consecutive Month by David Cooke Oregon Employment Department Oregon’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 8.0 percent in April. It has trended downward for nearly four years. On a seasonally adjusted basis, nonfarm payroll employment in Oregon rose by 3,700 jobs in April. Large […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Authorities are trying to determine what caused the I-5 bridge to collapse about 60 miles north of Seattle in Skagit County.  While the cause of the collapse is not yet known, this unfortunate occurrence does provide a window into what happens to supply chains and passenger […]

CEO of Waste Management which operates in Oregon, David Steiner spoke to CNN-Money News about how he was able to make improvements which meant decreased union membership.

Michael Hendrix Director, Research & Emerging Issues U.S. Chamber Foundation Forum for Innovation for your Friday reading. Is the price of oil about to plunge? A new forecast from the International Energy Agency finds growing spare capacity in the global oil market, with many oil fields operating at less than […]

Congressman Greg Walden I rise in support of H.R. 1580, sometimes referred to as the “Internet Freedom Bill.” The Internet is possibly the most important technological advancement since the printing press. Governments’ hands off approach has enabled the Internet’s rapid growth and made it a powerful engine of social and […]

By  J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries With the unemployment rate in Oregon stuck above the national average – and incomes far below the national average – AOI believes the Legislature has the opportunity to make substantial investments in industrial site readiness, core infrastructure and brownfields redevelopment, investments that will spur […]