By Oregon Small Business Association Oregon licensed building contractors are finding they have to take an extra step to renew their state Construction Contractors Board (CCB) licenses this year. Effective October 1, 2011, the CCB began requiring contractors to complete continuing education credit hours. Most residential contractors are required to […]

Microsoft takes comedic swing at Google — Video By Guest Submission, Google is rolling out their privacy policy this month and not wasting any time rival Microsoft has produced a comedy video that tries to exploit it. Please watch.

By Oregon Small Business Association, Could Seattle get another NBA team? That’s a definite maybe. Though the city has lacked a pro basketball team since the SuperSonics went to Oklahoma City in 2009, three recent developments indicate that the situation may change soon. First of all, Paul Allen, owner of […]

Mattress World and Typhoon! hit tax & labor issue woes  By Oregon Tax News, Alleged tax and labor law violations potentially costing millions of dollars are forcing Mattress World and Typhoon! Inc., two well-known Oregon retailers, to close their doors. Roughly 300 jobs will be lost. In the case of […]

Eric Fruits, Econ International Oregon economist The Oregonian seems to have picked up on our earlier posts about misplaced priorities and self-inflicted budget woes at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. The story so far can be told in four pictures. 1. Record revenues at the Portland Bureau of Transportation. “Discretionary” […]

Beware of Oregon Business Filing Notice By Oregon better Business Bureau Recent reports to Better Business Bureau indicate that Corporate Regulatory Committee, based in Salem, OR, is sending official-looking “Corporate Annual Report” notices to businesses requesting $238 to renew filings with Oregon Secretary of State. Business owners are not required […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Free Enterprise Blog Potholes, cracks, crumbling asphalt, and growing congestion – we experience them in our daily commutes, taking the kids to school, and on family roadtrips. The neglect of our infrastructure is costly, as Sheryll Poe reports for FreeEnterprise.com: “The consequences of inaction on […]

Alliance board of directors endorses Sam Chase for Metro Council seat By Portland Business Alliance The Portland Business Alliance board of directors today announced its endorsement of Sam Chase in the race for Metro Council District 5 that represents Northeast Portland. “The Alliance has worked with Sam on a number […]

Oregon learns a key lesson in job creation with Facebook issue By Oregon Prosperity Project The Oregon Legislature just passed the “Facebook bill.”  We are celebrating its passage this week because it was one of the Oregon Prosperity Project’s job-creating priorities going into the 2012 legislative session. It’s an issue […]

Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics, Oregon economist I’ve updated my economic forecast, and it’s not as favorable as last quarter’s projection. I continue to see upward pressure on the economy this quarter and next from the lagged impacts of the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing. However, I’ve offset […]