By David Oxenford Davis, Wright and Tremaine LLP In the last few weeks, I’ve been asked several times by broadcasters whether an ad should be considered an “issue ad.”   Usually, the ad in question deals with some sort of faintly controversial issue, and the broadcaster seems torn about how to […]

By Oregon Tax News, Thanks to the IRS, successful gamblers may become losers.  Those gamblers who win $600 from racetracks and state lotteries, $1,200 or more from slots or bingo, $1,500 from keno, or $5,000 from poker will receive a Form W-2G from the IRS to report their winnings.  Federal […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog Kaboom!  Went the Oregon general fund. The Office of Economic Analysis blog has a nice picture that does a good job describing the torpedo they good ship Oregon took to her hull. This is net receipts from February though April for the last 14 […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thomas J. Donohue, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, issued a statement today clarifying comments that he made at a recent Christian Science Monitor media breakfast on the BP oil spill cleanup efforts:  “The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico […]

NIKE is no stranger to ground breaking ads, and critics (Yahoo Sports, LA Times ) are hailing this one as the next. See it for yourself below.

Treasurer Wheeler declares $5 million in earnings from Oregon Growth Account to aid schools Recent distribution from successful investment allows for second declaration in two years By Oregon State Treasurer, TIGARD – Oregon will benefit from the state’s investments in emerging companies.  Treasurer Wheeler on Thursday announced returns of $5 […]

More Employees Quitting–Good News for the Economy, Maybe Bad for Your Business By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics, Nearly two million people quit their jobs last month, and I think that’s good news.  Maybe not for you, but it’s a sign of confidence by these workers.  Surveys of consumer attitudes […]

By Tim Duy, Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Portland Metro Business Index . sponsor, KeyBank. The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ rose 0.2% percent in April to 89.2 (1997=100) from a revised March figure of 89.1.  Although all indicators improved compared to six months ago, the pace […]

Tim Boyle, Columbia Sportswear CEO and President Speech before the Portland Business Alliance, It does seem like a long time ago when I last spoke to the PBA, and mostly what I remember about that day is this: Someone in our PR department suggested that we should be ready for […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog Over the weekend, Greg Mankiw used his Economic View column in The New York Times to address the ides of taxing soft drinks.   He argues that they are sin taxes and not Pigovian taxes because they are designed to save users from themselves, but […]