New Layer of Permitting Regulations May be In Offing By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate After almost two years, DEQ’s Portland Air Toxics Solutions Committee wrapped up its final meeting and the DEQ issued a semi-draft report for comment. The word “Portland” should really have been […]

Low-cost Trend Troubles: Daily Deals, Netbooks, Cheap China good By Oregon Small Business Association As the economy continues to sputter, U.S consumers have increasingly cut spending and embraced bargain shopping as a way of life. New data, however, suggests that recent fixtures of American frugality may be on the way […]

Washington voters just approved I-1183 to privatize liquor sales. The first day distributor can start selling is March 1st of 2012. The state must close its 164 state liquor stores by June 2012. KGW-TV went a step further by asking whether the reforms could come to Oregon. KGW-TV asked both […]

by Blair Latoff US Chamber of Commerce Brad Smith, a professor at Capital University Law School and chairman of the Center for Competitive Politics, wrote a very revealing op-ed in the Wall Street Journal that draws the connection between opponents of corporate free speech and organized labor. Smith’s column focuses […]

Starbucks just made a big move into expanded territory by acquiring Evolution juice business for $30 Million. MSNBC interviews NW Starbucks pioneer and CEO Howard Schultz.

Oregon guardsmen denied bonuses triples By Congressman Greg Walden I want to draw your attention to the Bulletin story that documents the rise in wrongly denied bonuses to National Guard soldiers. After inquiring with the National Guard, Rep. Greg Walden last week was informed that 61 Oregon soldiers have been […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting The latest data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Senior Loan Officers show that banks continue to loosen their credit standards and narrow their interest rate spreads on commercial and industrial loans.

Doomsday List: The next 20 business & products to go extinct By Oregon Small Business Association The internet, technology and a prolonged down economy are speeding up pace on how fast an industry or product can vanish. We compacted three different doomsday lists from MSNBC, CBS news and Yahoo Finances […]

Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Law Passed in Seattle By Keelin Curran World of Employment Stoel Rives LLP, NW Law Firm Beginning September 1, 2012, the City of Seattle will require that all but the smallest employers provide paid sick leave to their Seattle employees. Sick leave mandates under the new […]

Oregon’s Economic Forecast 2011 Q4 Bill Watkins CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Report highlights – The next few quarters are likely to feel like a recession. Job growth will be negative for several quarters, only turning positive late next year. Unemployment will remain elevated throughout the forecast horizon. […]