By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics The economy is certainly weak. The latest report on GDP showed sub-par growth in the second quarter. Revisions to past data, which occur every summer, showed that the first quarter was even worse than we previously thought. Here’s a comparison of GDP growth rates, […]

by Bruce Josten U.S. Chamber of Commerce We have been telling you for weeks and months that defaulting on our debt is not an option – it has real, immediate, and potentially catastrophic consequences.  As Tom Donohue and Rob Nichols outlined in their joint USA Today op-ed just last week, […]

Business News Video of the week As the budget deadline looms closer, everyone is asking questions on what could happen and what to do. Rueters did a breakdown of the seven biggest questions asked about if America actually does default (article here). Those questions deal with interest rates (car loans, […]

Business News Note: There are more than 40 Oregon post offices that are on the short list for possible closures. The U.S Postal Office may be closing 105 of its retail offices. Some offices may be transferred into existing businesses such as libraries or local stores. All of the Oregon […]

Dan Hamilton, CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Oregon Economic Forecast Highlights, July 2011 We expect Oregon’s economy to grow only very slowly throughout the remainder of 2011, only achieving solid 3 percent growth in 2012. Job growth will likely be even more anemic, implying that the economic growth […]

Lessons from America’s worst cities By Oregon Tax News Oregon Tax News recently analyzed the information behind three different worst city ratings which included;”America’s Shrinking Cities List” (by MSNBC), “America’s Most Miserable City List” (Forbes) and “Worst Job Seeker City List” (US & World Report). The four most common factors […]

By Jennifer Reinhardt Stoel Rives World of Employment Oregon Law Firm On June 29, 2011, the Idaho Supreme Court unanimously upheld a district court ruling that a state worker could not maintain an action against her employer for wrongful discharge based on allegations that her supervisor’s intra-office romance and consequent […]

Wi-Fi Warning: Small Businesses Take Note New copyright deal could nail firms providing free Internet access Oregon NFIB SALEM, Ore., July 18, 2011— America’s leading small-business association issued a warning to Main Street entrepreneurs who offer Internet access to their customers: Take steps now to avoid allegations of online piracy. […]

Documentary Exposes Exploited Legal System By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The U.S. Chamber is applauding a film that documents how the greatest system of justice in the world is being compromised by greed and corruption. InJustice reveals the history behind America’s “lawsuit industry” and how it had transformed the practice […]

Gold investments are on the rise, with this commodity being seen as one of the most stable on the market. Part of the appeal of buying gold is that it is one of the most straightforward methods of being able to see a return on your initial investment. Those who […]