By Senate Majority Office The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board approved a request for funding this morning that will launch a foreclosure mediation program to help struggling homeowners by July of this year. The program created by Senate Bill 1552 was approved in the final hours of the February Session and […]

Eco-nomics: Is Protectionism Green? By Patrick Emerson, Oregon Economics Blog An interesting trade case has been playing out in Washington that has direct implications for Oregon. The Oregonian reports again on the burgeoning trade war on solar panels between the US and China. The war, you may recall has begun […]

The Oregon Community Foundation The Oregon Community Foundation announced a $150 million gift from the estate of Fred W. Fields. The gift will establish the Fred W. Fields Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation to support education and the arts. It is the largest single gift ever made to OCF […]

Skechers signs agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, 44 states and the District of Columbia By Oregon Attorney General Attorney General John Kroger today announced a $45 million global resolution of allegations that Skechers made unsubstantiated health claims about certain brands of athletic shoes. Consumers who purchased Shape-ups, Tone-ups or […]

A U.S. Chamber of Commerce online poll shows that the leading obstacle to economic growth overwhelmingly lies with the events between the election and end-of-year tax/spending changes.

CNN does a profile of Cheryl Sandberg the Chief Operating Officer of Facebook.

By Portland Business Alliance The 2012 Clean & Safe Downtown Development/Redevelopment report shows a considerable uptick in the real estate and development market within Portland’s central city. The annual report focuses on development and redevelopment projects that are recently completed, under construction, planned or completed in the last five years. […]

Alaska Airlines Wins Approval for Portland, Ore.-Washington, D.C., Service    By Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines will offer a daily nonstop flight between Portland, Ore., and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport by Sept. 8, following U.S. Department of Transportation approval  of the carrier’s application to fly the new route. “Providing residents […]

House Passes Cyber Intelligence Sharing Bill With Substantial Industry Support, But Veto Threat Looms By Jay Ireland Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Oregon law firm On April 26, 2012 the House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (“CISPA”) on a 248 – 168 vote. CISPA is supported by many […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Based on a special request and a good conversation with the Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors last week at our meeting, the following graph is a modified version of the Portland, Seattle and the Rest post a few weeks back. The differences […]