Michael Hendrix Research Manager National Chamber Foundation Now that we have survived the Mayan apocalypse, we are now ready to enter a new year. 2013 will undoubtedly have a number of surprises in store, but a few key trends are due to shape the New Year. Here then are a […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce American consumers are enjoying a brief “calm before the storm” reprieve when it comes to health care costs and the implementation of President Obama’s health care law. National health care spending slowed again in 2011, according to the the study by Health Affairs based on […]

From Jan Meekcoms State Director Oregon NFIB Featured in the Salem Business Journal, We want the same! Who are we? We are the 336,000 small businesses in Oregon that make up 98 percent of all enterprises (74 percent of which employ fewer than 20 workers). We provide livelihoods for more […]

Washington-based Donuts Inc. emerges as most prolific bidder in Website domain wars By Oregon Small Business Association Washington-based Donuts Inc. paid almost $56.8 million to apply for 307 top-level Website domain names, the most of any company, more than Google (99) or Amazon (76). The domain name registrar startup paid […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog. This post is excerpted from the Western Section of the December 2012 Economic and Revenue Forecast document. For a more complete discussion surrounding the material, please refer to the full document. The following employment graphs show the depth of job losses […]

Cybersecurity and Privacy in the News By Oregon Tax News, Walden outlines agenda Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), Chairman of the Communications and Technology subcommittee, outlined his agenda for the new year. He plans to work on freeing up more government spectrum for commercial broadband. He will also push for implementation […]

Apple CEO pay is very different. CNN Money does this breakdown in this video below.

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 […]

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 […]