Home prices rising Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog The latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showed that in general, home prices are increasing in April. In fact 17 out of 20 cities – Portland included – saw their home prices increase from March to April and 10 out […]

CNBC compiled a list of the top 15 highest paid jobs in America No. 15: Pharmacist •Average Salary: $112,160 •Current Employment: 272,320 No. 14: Air traffic controller •Average annual salary: $114,460 •Current employment: 23,580

State Treasurer says salaries for executives should be better connected to company performance By Oregon State Treasurer Oregon is helping to shine a spotlight on corporate compensation practices, with the goal of helping companies to be more responsible and more profitable. Oregon beneficiaries of public trust funds such as the […]

By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate This week, AOI joined a growing chorus of business groups across the country, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in registering concern and opposition to new proposed regulations from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would fundamentally alter the […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, While no one knows for sure how or if Congress will address the pending fiscal cliff – the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to take effect at the end of the year – one thing’s for sure: there’s a growing consensus that […]

CEO Barney Harford of the travel site, Orbitz, takes on the tough questions on how websites practice price discrimination based on if you are a PC or Mac. Is it legal? price descrimination? Watch the CNN video below.

By NFIB, On behalf of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, I am writing in support of H.R. 436, the Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012. This legislation would repeal tax increases from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) […]

Supreme Court agrees with Ninth Circuit that drug company representatives are ‘salesmen’ Ater Wynne LLP NW Law frim Last week the Supreme Court affirmed a decision of the Ninth Circuit holding that pharmaceutical sales representatives are not entitled to overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act because they are covered […]

By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries As AOI informed its members in March, a recent decision by the Oregon Court of Appeals will have huge liability ramifications for owners and members of limited liability companies (LLC’s) in Oregon.  In this case – Antonio Cortez v. Nacco Materials Handling Group, Inc. […]

By Patrick Emerson,, OSU Economics professor Oregon Economics Blog Via The Economist: