By J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Federal Legislation would facilitate retaliation against Oregon businesses for political speech. AOI joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a national coalition of business groups in opposition to the federal DISCLOSE Act of 2012 last week. AOI signed a formal letter of opposition to […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) released a first-of-its-kind study breaking out the economic benefits of intellectual property (IP) on a state-by-state level. By measuring R&D spending, the number of scientists and engineers, and the amount of patents, trademarks, and copyrights produced, […]

A pizza restaurant in Houston Texas, Patrone Pizza, is causing a ruckus by offering a free pizza to those who order it in Spanish. MNBC reports below in the video: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

West Coast Pump Prices Begin to Ease; National Average Dips Ahead of Memorial Day Travel By Oregon — American Automobile Association “Retail gas prices on the West Coast are close to historic highs, but there are signs prices in this region will begin to ease as the Memorial Day weekend […]

Key Workforce Challenges: Slow Job Growth by Nick Beleiciks, Gail Krumenauer Oregon Employment Department, Job growth following the recession has been excruciatingly slow. One measure of employment, the number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, shows that Oregon lost a net 147,900 jobs during the recession. During the next 25 […]

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 […]