By Mimi Henninger, SPHR, Human Resources Consulting Division Manager, AmeriBen / IEC Group A couple of years ago, the news was all about the Baby Boomers reaching retirement age and the estimate that our work force would shrink drastically as this generation started turning 62 and headed out to enjoy […]

Judge Rules in Favor of NFIB, Allows Healthcare Lawsuit to Continue By National Federation of Independent Business Washington, D.C., October 14, 2010— Karen Harned, executive director of National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center, issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson’s decision, allowing […]

Media defends Chamber from White House accusations by Kevin Ganster U.S. Chamber of Commerce Having run with unsubstantiated accusations that the U.S. Chamber used foreign money to fund political ads, the mainstream media is now finding those accusations a little hard to swallow. Examining facts often has that effect. Somewhat […]

Washington County stealing the good job growth — or at least the good business headlines as of late By Oregon Small Business Association, While most of the state of Oregon suffers the effects of an economic slump, Washington County appears to be booming with new jobs, expanding companies and incentives […]

Stolen medical records yield no claim against health care provider By Ater Wynne LLP Oregon law firm Individuals whose electronic patient records were stolen from the car of an employee of Providence Health System were left with no remedy in a decision Wednesday by the Oregon Court of Appeals.  The […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog A curious economic analysis come out regarding the proposed casino in Wood Village suggesting that the casino would cause a net reduction in state revenues.  You might wonder how that could be and the answer is that it all comes down to monopoly rents. […]

Offshoring: Myths and Facts by John Murphy U.S. Chamber of Commerce Myth: The United States is suffering a “race to the bottom” as U.S. companies move production to low-wage countries. Fact: If this argument held water, Haiti would be awash in foreign investment. In fact, three-quarters of U.S. multinationals’ capital […]

New website lets you do more income tax transactions online, anytime By Oregon Department of Revenue SALEM-Do you do a lot of your financial business on the internet? Well, now you can check on and pay your state personal income taxes online, too.  “How Much Do I Owe?” is the […]

By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum sponsor, KeyBank. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ edged down 0.2 percent to 86.3 (1997=100).  Compared to six months ago, more than half the index components declined while the UO Index fell 5.9 percent (annualized).  In the past, declines of this magnitude […]

by by Richard Goldfarb Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon law firm There is a niche market out there for celebrity-endorsed food products that benefit charities. PLB Sports out of Pittsburgh appears to be a market leader in this niche, labeling products ranging from beef jerky to salsa to mustard with images and […]