US District Court Delivers Another Blow to NLRB By Todd Lyon and Valerie Berg By Barran Liebman, Oregon Law Firm A United States District Judge in Arizona upheld a state constitutional amendment on September 5, 2012, which requires secret ballot elections if workers want to organize a labor union. During […]

University of Oregon Regional Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Economic indicators slipped in July, but some special factors were at play. Highlights of the report include: The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity fell to -1.03 from -0.66 in June (“zero” for this measure indicates […]

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 […]