January 5, 2013 - A 99% pay cut for Apple CEO?
Apple CEO pay is very different. CNN Money does this breakdown in this video below.
January 4, 2013 - Obamacare is changing how businesses hire in 2013
By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Because of the health care law, 2013 may not be good for hiring. USA Today reports: Many businesses plan to bring on more part-time workers next year, trim the hours of full-time employees or curtail hiring because of the new health care law, human resource […]
January 3, 2013 - Oregon Appeals Court affirms 200-1 punitive damages ratio
Oregon Court of Appeals affirms 200-1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages from Ater-Wynne: NW Business Litigation The Oregon Court of Appeals affirmed a jury award of $100,000 in punitive damages in a case where compensatory damages were $500. The Court applied the standards set forth by the Oregon […]
January 2, 2013 - Time to end the corporate income tax
by Eric Fruits, pH.D Oregon economist Econ-International Blog Gov. John Kitzhaber’s call for a rush-rush emergency session of the Legislature has succeeded in getting Oregonians to think again about their tax system. More important, it’s gotten us to think about how we tax our businesses and which ones we tax. […]
January 2, 2013 - Factors behind Oregon’s declining labor force
By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog.. Here is Oregon’s actual labor force over the past 10 years. Everything was going well until the Great Recession after which labor force growth stalled and held steady in outright numbers — which is to be expected — however since 2012 […]
January 1, 2013 - Top 10 worst lawsuits of 2012
By U.S. Chamber of Commerce A lawsuit by a driver who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs and then sued a victim that he killed tops the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR) survey of the Top Ten Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2012, released […]
December 31, 2012 - The politics of parking meters
Patrick Emerson PhD , OSU Economist Oregon Economics Blog One of the most important lessons economists try and teach new economics students is that costs are both monetary and non-monetary and that in economics costs include opportunity costs: the value of the next best thing you give up by choosing […]
December 30, 2012 - Video: Dave’s Killer Bread goes national
KATU-2 News showcases the big success story of the local small business bread maker who just announced their giant expansion plans.
December 29, 2012 - Video: Biggest business stories of 2012
CNN-Money Magazine review the biggest business news stories of 2012
December 28, 2012 - Subsidies Make Streetcars Costly
Randal O’Toole senior fellow at Cato Institute & author of Gridlock: Why We’re Stuck in Traffic and What to Do About It. San Antonio officials who believe an expensive streetcar line will promote mobility and economic development are doomed to disappointment. Streetcars are obsolete: they move slowly; are hazardous to […]