Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund votes against excessive executive salaries in rebuke of Citigroup.   State Treasurer says salaries for executives should be better connected to company performance Oregon State Treasurer The Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund on Tuesday voted against the executive compensation package at Citigroup Inc., helping to send […]

hat’s Ahead for Gas Prices? By Oregon Tax News, Record high gas prices are expected to hit new records in the coming months. Below are a few questions and answers to better understand the current impact of high prices and what lies ahead as summer approaches: 1. How High Will […]

Oregon: Wal-Mart, Sears & Best Buy store shake-up By Oregon Small Business Association Best Buy has recently announced it will be closing 50 big box stores across the nation while at the same time opening 100 smaller mobile device stores. None of the larger Best Buy store closures will impact […]

Court ruling undermines a classic Oregon success story By Oregon Prosperity Project Oregon’s workers’ compensation system is a national model. It’s a hallmark Oregon success story that has proven to be one of our state’s great competitive advantages leading to business investment and job creation. Every employer is legally required […]

2012 top 10 Worst jobs list from Career Cast, 1.- Lumberjack 2.- Dairy Farmer 3.- Enlisted Military Soldier 4 – Oil Rig Worker 5 – Newspaper Reporter 6 – Waiter/Waitress 7 – Meter Reader 8 – Dishwasher 9 – Butcher 10 – Broadcaster

CNN reports that the funds raised from bribery violations now expands into the billions. Popular firms like Goldman Sachs and Wal-Mart are now finding themselves being under focus of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. See the video below:

Help Wanted: Prior Experience Required   By Oregon Employment Department Work Force Oregon Each year the Oregon Employment Department conducts a Job Vacancy Survey to get a complete picture of what employers are seeking to add to their current workforce. The survey asks about occupations; wages; full-time, seasonal, or temporary status; […]

After Six Months of Increases, Small-Business Optimism Drops By NFIB After six months of gains, the Small-Business Optimism Index fell by almost 2 points in March, settling at 92.5. After a promising start to the year, nine of ten index components dropped last month, most notably hiring plans and expected […]

Portland flash mob raid on store gains national attention The news of Oregon’s Easter weekend flash mob attack has made the local news, radio talk shows and now national attention (The Indiana Republic, Drudge Report). As many as 20 youths participated in a flash mob (theft ring) of a Portland […]

By Patrick Emerson, Oregon Economics Blog From NPRs Planet Money a fascinating graph showing percentage of income spent on consumption categories in 1949 and 2011: (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Credit: Lam Thuy Vo / NPR) What struck me immediately, of course, was the decline in the percentage spent on […]