This CNN Video showcases the problem of credit cards costs hurting small businesses. The public seems unaware that 4% of transactions go to cover credit card use. The coffee shop owners in the video explain how much this hurts.

Setting the stage for Oregon’s landmark education reforms By Oregon Prosperity Project, It’s easy to get lost in the political jargon of education reform or be dismissive of seemingly ubiquitous “reform” efforts that never seem to affect much. But we think something important is happening here in Oregon. This week […]

By Oregon Economics CLU Center for Economic Research A common refrain about economic policy and performance in the United States over the past thirty years is that inequality is rising and the middle class is disappearing. The implication of the latter claim is that people are falling out of the […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Microsoft is laying off employees in its marketing division. About 25,000 of the company’s 90,000 full-time employees work in sales and marketing, and CEO Steve Ballmer apparently doesn’t think that the software giant’s sales justify the nearly $14 billion it spent on sales and marketing […]

AOI Will Petition Oregon Supreme Court to Defend LLC Owners & Members 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. […]

It is estimated that 300 teenagers stormed a Florida Walmart. The video shows teens tossing merchandise around and causing a havoc. It is suspected that the teens came from a party that was broken up. See video below.

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce UPDATE: Politico reports that Sen. Reid removed the death tax portion from his bill: “Senate Democratic leaders are eliminating a provision to tax wealthy estates in order to shore up support within their ranks for President Barack Obama’s election-year tax plan, senators and aides said […]

JCPenny CEO Ron Johnson sits down for an interview and spells out why the online retail boom will flatten soon and also his vision of retail stores without cash reps as the stores move to eliminate checkout counters in favor of self-checkouts. See video below.

Boeing’s Dreamliner Woos PDX, But turbulence Ahead By Oregon Small Business Association The 787 Dreamliner, an all-new airplane design with advanced features increasing efficiency and improving air travel experience, stopped in Portland for two days at Boeing’s Paint Hangar at Portland International Airport. The Dreamliner is uses 20% less fuel […]

Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Economic indicators gain in May, suggesting accelerating economic activity in Oregon. Highlights of the report include: – The Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rose to 0.20 from an upwardly revised -0.05 in April (“zero” for this measure indicates the average growth rate […]