By Oregon Tax News, The Boeing Company has avoided another costly strike after a critical deal was struck between executives and union leaders that both are calling a “win-win.” Under an agreement forged last week and ratified by Machinist union members on Wednesday, Boeing will move ahead with a new, […]

CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Oregon Economics Forecasting is always difficult. It is even more difficult when the data keep changing. This year, we’ve been plagued by very large adjustments to GDP data. Most have been downward adjustments, but a few have been upward adjustments. Productivity has been […]

Measure 66 Tax Reductions Must Occur — No Justification for Keeping Tax Rates at Highest Levels By Oregon prosperity Project, As we talked about last week, Oregon’s tax revenues continue to decline due to lackluster job creation and declining business incomes. In short, our economy is not producing enough taxpayers. […]

Supreme Court Considers Damages for Privacy Violation’s Emotional Harm By Adam H. Greene,Privacy & Security Law Davis Wright Tremaine, Oregon Law Frim On Nov. 30, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court held oral arguments in Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper, No. 10-1024. At issue in the case is whether the plaintiff […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber of Commerce released a national survey that found the majority of Americans were more likely to oppose the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) after they were given information about what the Bureau looks like and how it operates. The […]

Pop-up shops, like EBay, are setting up temporary shopping outposts in the middle of malls to attract holiday shoppers at their peak shopping season. The trick is that the pop-up stores sell nothing but provide a way for the customer to purchase items online instantly. CNN resports below.

Houses Passes Bill To Prevent NLRB “Ambush Election” Proposal BY Associated Builders and Contractors, “The NRLB continues to take actions that are harmful to employers and only serve to stifle job growth” John Killin, President, ABC Pacific Northwest Chapter. CLP Resources The U.S. House of Representatives Nov. 30 passed the […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm A recent decision from the Washington Court of Appeals, Pellino v. Brink’s Inc., serves as a good reminder to employers everywhere about their obligation to provide employees with required meal and rest breaks. The named plaintiff in this case worked for an armored car company. […]

Economist’s Notebook: Lake O Streetcar and Accounting v. Opportunity Costs By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog An article in The Oregonian discusses the new and improved cost figures for the proposed Lake Oswego Streetcar extension. In it, there is a discussion about whether the cost of the land that was […]

by Sean Hackbarth U.S. Chamber of Commerce Doug Pinkham, President of the Public Affairs Council, pulled out some interesting nuggets from their Public Affairs Pulse survey about how certain demographics view American business. More than 60% of Americans have a favorable view of major companies, and 90% have a favorable […]