New 2011 laws that impact employers, employees By Oregon Small Business Association, Minimum wage: The Oregon Minimum wage is going up 10-cents from $8.40 to $8.50. It will cost employers a little over $200 for the average minimum wage employee. Six other states are raising their minimum wage including Washington […]

By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics When will the next recession hit us? Everyone wants to know, but that’s not really the best question. It is, however, pretty close to very good question. I’m Dr. Bill Conerly, economic consultant and author of Businomics. Why is this not a good question? […]

Some Suggested Resolutions for the 112th Congress  – by Tom Collamore U.S. Chamber of Commerce Every year I make new year’s resolutions, and sometimes I even keep them. The same could be said for Congress–the new leadership comes in with a long list of resolutions and campaign promises, but often […]

Best Business Ads of 2011 The Wall Street Journal listed out their best business commercials and Ad campaigns of 2011. A few are listed below. VolksWagon Darth Vader Ad (Super Bowl)

Stronger Employment Trends Expected for the New Year, According to  2011 Job Forecast By CareerBuilder CHICAGO – December 29, 2010 – If finding a new job is on your list of New Year’s resolutions, your prospects are likely to improve to some degree, according to CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast. More […]

In the first of a series of guest editorials by Oregon lawmakers, state Representative Mike Schaufler offers some suggestions on how to get Oregon’s economy back on track. Schaufler was chairman of the Business and Labor Committee of the House of Representatives in the last session of Legislature. By Oregon […]

Businesses won’t be penalized if they submit withholding payment application by December 31 By Oregon Department of Revenue, SALEM—If you’re one of 60,000 Oregon businesses that recently filed an electronic funds transfer (EFT) application with the Oregon Department of Revenue, not to worry: you won’t be penalized if your application […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Oregon foreclosures hit double digit drops in November (-13.37). The drop was slightly better than the national average, but for the year Oregon foreclosures were over 30% worse than the national average according to RealtyTrac. Additionally housing prices and housing sales dropped in the Portland […]

By Charles P. “Chuck” Jones, CFP A bill (LC12O6) is going to be presented to the Oregon legislature early in 2011. The Oregon State Bank is the creation of the union-backed group, Oregon Working Families Party working in conjunction with Portland State University. Oregon Working Families leadership is led by […]

Little People Stars Sue Washington County building inspectors By Oregon Tax News Little People, Big World stars Amy and Matt Roloff decided to sue Washington County for $200,000 and legal costs after John Wheeler, a Washington County building services inspector, allegedly trespassed on their Hillsboro farm on July 16, 2010. […]