June 25, 2011 - List of disappearing industries
Top 10 List of disappearing industries As reported by Yahoo Finance 1. Video Rental 2. Local Photo processing shops 3. Home moving companies 4. Newspaper Publishing 5. Formal Wear and Costume Rental
June 24, 2011 - Oregonians misplace $400 Million — state trying to give it back
New online process offers easy search By Oregon Department of State Lands Salem – More than two million individuals, businesses and organizations have lost track of money – a lot of it. Nearly $400 million is available for claim by the owners or their heirs, and it just got easier […]
June 23, 2011 - Oregon Mass Layoffs decreasing from 2009 highs
By Oregon Employment Department, The MLS program designates different types of layoffs. The most general is an MLS Layoff Event, which occurs when at least 50 employees of a particular employer file an initial claim for unemployment insurance benefits in a five week or less period. The program contacts these […]
June 22, 2011 - Business behavior following Wal-Mart class-action ruling
U.S. Supreme Court Decision In Wal-Mart Class Action Case Signals A Victory For Large Employers — Three advice items for business behavior Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm In a decision released early this morning, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a proposed sex-discrimination class action with a class of 1.5 […]
June 21, 2011 - Wyden promotes GPS Privacy Act
Legislation Provides Needed Legal Clarity for Use of Geolocation Information Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release Washington, D.C. – New technologies – like cell phones, smart phones, laptops and navigation devices – are making it increasingly easy to track and log the location of individual Americans, yet federal laws have […]
June 20, 2011 - Status of business, estate and other taxes in 2011 Legislature
Final Tax Issues Addressed Article by J.L. Wilson — AOI and business groups pleased that R&D Tax Credit is extended until 2018 As the Legislature completes its work on a final package of tax credits and minor tax reforms, it appears that AOI’s primary concern – the Research & Development […]
June 19, 2011 - Business Alert: What a rogue website looks like
Business Alert: What a rogue website looks like By U.S. Chamber of Commerce General stores and convenience stores got their names exactly because of the way they served their neighborhoods and communities. General products and goods at convenient locations, in case you ran out of milk or wanted to indulge […]
June 18, 2011 - Restaurant trends that are surging or sagging (Video)
CNN looks at which food items and restaurant items are seeing strong growth and which are sinking.
June 17, 2011 - Three month slide in economic indicators
– A third report lower sales, three month slide in key indicators By National Federation of Independent Business WASHINGTON, June 14, 2011 – For the third consecutive month, NFIB’s Small Business Optimism Index fell. While the drop was slight—.3 points, with the index settling at 90.9 in May—the index makes […]
June 16, 2011 - Ruling: Sweeping victory of tribes over non-Indians
Ninth Circuit recognizes Tribal authority over non-Indians By Ater Wynne LLP, Oregon law firm The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provided a sweeping victory for Indian tribes over non-Indian interests, concluding that Indian tribes have inherent power to regulate the activities of a non-Indian trespasser on tribal lands, and to […]