Court rules on roomate-matching services & discrimination  Ater-Wynne:, Oregon Law Firm The anti-discrimination provisions of the Fair Housing Act don’t apply to a Roommate.com, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last month in Fair Housing Council v. Roommate.com, LLC. Roommate.com operates a web site that helps roommates find each […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce Free Enterprise Blog Last August, federal agents raided and briefly shut down the Gibson Guitar factory in Nashville, TN. They accused the company of violating the Lacey Act by improperly classifying wood for guitar fingerboards that they imported from India. The act makes it a […]

Video of the week: Cable rolls out internet use-pricing plans

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 […]