By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) put out a statement regarding the Institute for a Competitive Workforce’s (ICW) Leaders & Laggards report card on state public higher education systems which called the report “flawed” and “poorly conceived.” We certainly didn’t go into writing the […]

The University of Oregon State of Oregon Economic Indicators for June 2012. By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon economic indicators softened in June. Highlights of the report include: • The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity slipped to -0.45 from an upwardly revised 0.27 in May (“zero” […]

Oregon U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. – U. S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) issued the following statement today regarding his vote against the motion to invoke cloture on the Cybersecurity Act: “Today’s vote was one in which Senators were asked to sacrifice Internet users’ privacy and civil liberties for […]

by Bill Conerly, Oregon economist Conerly Consulting, Businomics Once again let me rant about The Wall Street Journal’s headline:  New Home Sales Dropped: Sales of newly built homes in the U.S. fell in June to the lowest level in five months, showing that the recovery of the housing market remains […]

“States advance on Amazon tax and online gambling” By Oregon tax News In an effort to generate more money, cash-strapped states are turning to two controversial solutions—an Internet retail sales tax and legalizing online  gambling. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that an Internet sales tax, referred to as the […]

By CareerBuilders, Employees who make frequent contributions to the swear jar may lose more than loose change; they may lose out on a promotion. Sixty-four percent of employers said that they’d think less of an employee who repeatedly uses curse words, and 57 percent said they’d be less likely to […]

The CNN video below covers the absurdity of Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings blaming the Olympics for their summer slump. The news segment goes through the numbers.

Public attitudes towards big business are on the upswing, according to the results from a new Public Affairs Council survey. By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Two-thirds of Americans now have a favorable view of major companies — up from 61% in 2011 — according to the new Public Affairs Pulse […]

15 Tough Questions to Ask Candidates Wanting Your Vote By Oregon NFIB, What a remarkable time campaign season is. From now until Nov. 6, every candidate running for office will make the claim to be for small business, pro-Main Street, it’s mom-and-pop enterprises not big corporations for them—yes siree, Bob. […]

Broad-based recovery eludes Ore. By Oregon Economics California Lutheran University Report highlights – The big economic story for Oregon is the recent revisions to gross domestic product history. These revisions were massive, particularly in 2010. As a result, it appears that Oregon’s output has been much higher than previously thought. […]