NIKE soars — confounds critics NIKE stocks soared on Friday helped to revive spirits and shock critics who have been piling on the Oregon shoemaker for their lackluster year. Even with new China sales challenges NIKE still produced a greta revenue report. This short story by CNN-Money video explains how […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber Commends Supreme Court for Limiting Class Action Abuses Unanimous Ruling Preserves Key Provision of Class Action Fairness Act The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today praised a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that preserves a key provision of the landmark Class Action Fairness Act […]

By Associated Oregon Industries, Nurse practitioners and physician assistants had their first hearing of the session in an ongoing effort to secure fees equal to MDs when performing the same services. Although the bill (HB 2902) was introduced in the last two legislative sessions, proponents were never able to gain […]

Who’s Hiring in Oregon By Oregon Small Business Association • Salesforce.com plans to hire hundreds of employees when they open their new office in Hillsboro this summer. The leading cloud computing and customer relationship management software company chose the location to recruit from Pacific Northwest talent in such areas as […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. One more for a Friday afternoon. In today’s Oregonian there was the article about Oregon Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian testifying in Congress about the minimum wage. I cannot seem to find the print version of the article online as there was […]

By Oregon — American Automobile Association “Drivers in every state are paying more than a month ago, but a little relief is on the way. The national average for regular unleaded slips four cents this week to $3.74, while the Oregon average gains five-and-a-half cents to $3.79. For the first […]

By Small Business Administration It’s a great day for the Irish and everyone else when St. Patrick’s Day rolls around in the greater Portland area and the U.S. Small Business Administration would like to celebrate too!  Many of Oregon’s famous micro-breweries, who will be offering lots of Irish inspired beverages, […]

The Samsung Galaxy S4 can be operated without touching it as it responds to eye movements, hand motions, finger hoovering and tilting. Watch the CNN news clip (second half) to see how it works.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce We are always on the lookout for examples of the most ridiculous lawsuits from across the country — and we’re pleased that thousands of Americans vote in our “Most Ridiculous Lawsuit” polls each month. Last month’s poll had a clear winner — with Americans selecting “Ohio teacher […]

Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm Ronald G. London The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced it concurrently filed eight complaints in courts around the United States against “senders of spam text messages” who allegedly engaged in deceptive acts or practices by promoting supposedly free gift cards.  […]