by Bill Conerly, Oregon economist Conerly Consulting, Businomics I was invited to testify before a joint session of Oregon’s Senate Finance and Revenue Committee and the House Revenue Committee to discuss how private sector businesses are dealing with economic uncertainty. I began with one of my favorite slides, which shows […]

By Better Business Bureau Better Business Bureau is alerting Seattle-area drivers about Republic Parking Northwest after the company failed to respond to 19 of 53 complaints within the past three years. Patrons of the paid parking lots allege that the company failed to provide functioning and conspicuous pay stations, charged […]

By Al Martinez-Fonts By National Chamber Foundation We all have moments that catch us by surprise. Mine came recently as I stepped off the plane in a place known as the “Magic City.” I’ve been fortunate to visit a lot of places in my life, but few struck me the […]

By Thomas Hillier Real property development reveiew Davis Dwight & Tremaine LLP Oregon business law firm In a ruling the Oregon Supreme Court will soon review, the Oregon Court of Appeals on July 18 issued a major decision.The case, Niday v. Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., et al, held that […]

Consumer rate America’s favorite restaurants, hotels & airlines  By Oregon Small Business Association Red Lobster is more satisfactory to American consumers than any other restaurant this year; in fact, it earned the highest score in the 18th annual ratings of the American Customer Satisfaction Index. Americans love their pizza, too; […]

Mandating “low carbon” or “clean” fuels raise serious questions and wide opposition. By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries Oregon Largest Business Advocate The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) may adopt California’s restrictions on gasoline and diesel as early as this December. In California, the new restrictions have raised the specter […]

There have been five major flash mob theft rings hit Portland area stores in 2012. A Chevron, Nordstroms and even a Starbucks Kiosk store. Sometimes as many as 50 youths participated in the flash mob threats. Below is a shocking KATU video showing the thefts and what Portland Police are […]

The location is top secret, but news cameras were allowed in to film the inside of the AT&T War Room where global internet and wireless traffic is monitored. This is extremely important to keep telecommunications flowing when they are at risk of natural disaster overloads and even cyber attacks. Please […]

by CareerBuilder A new study by CareerBuilder finds the number of workers encountering bullies at the office is on the rise. Thirty-five percent of workers said they have felt bullied at work, up from 27 percent last year. Sixteen percent of these workers reported they suffered health-related problems as a […]