By Keelin Curran Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon Law Firm Ahead of Schedule Blog As most Seattle employers know by now and as we blogged about earlier, beginning September 1, 2012, the City of Seattle will require that all but the smallest employers provide paid sick leave to their Seattle employees. […]

Bookends: “The New Geography of Jobs” by Michael Hendrix  U.S. Chamber of Commerce [Excerpt] To economist Enrico Moretti, where you live matters more than ever. And it matters ultimately because of you. In his book The New Geography of Jobs, Moretti unpacks the forces that are reshaping America. Whereas the […]

Oregon Employment, Public Sector Trends By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog Another monthly employment report was released this morning by the Oregon Employment Department. In July 2012, the unemployment rate increased to 8.7% from 8.5% and the state gained 1,800 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis. As […]

By Oregon Better Business Bureau This fall, election scammers will be targeting unsuspecting voters. Better Business Bureau warns ballot-casters to be on the lookout for phony political donation requests, voter registration verifications, prize incentives for surveys, and tax credits or government-sponsored grants for economic recovery. “While politicians are lobbying for […]

Health Care Reform – What Have You Paid, What’s Next? By Betsy Earls By Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate Now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for continued implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), it is time to review the changes the law has already […]

“Light Touch” Internet Regulation is the Key to Oregon’s Digital Future By Tom Gurr, Pacific Technology Alliance A recent article in The Oregonian touted Oregon’s booming tech sector while simultaneously issuing a warning of its “schizophrenic state.” The article demonstrates that Silicon Forest has shown much promise; venture capital investments […]

CNN has a great video segment on Micrsoft’s research into building scalable giant screens. This would make having a TV be able to fit an entire wall. See video below.

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 […]