The resounding effects of the economic downturn have some workers making healthier choices when it comes to lunch breaks and smoking habits during the work day. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 47 percent of workers report they have been packing a lunch more often to eat healthier or help […]

NFIB/Oregon will host a Small Business Summit in Bend, July 25, 26 & 27, 2010 at the Sunriver Resort. Key legislators, candidates for office, and guest speakers who are experts on small business issues will make presentations.

by Bill Conerly Conerly Consulting, Businomics Blog I think the Federal Reserve has unknowingly slowed the rate of economic growth.  We are not in a second dip, but we are hardly expanding at all.  Recent data have been lackluster, though not dreadful.  Employment excluding Census workers, car sales, the ISM […]

Shoe trend catches Nike Off Guard, but expect a classic NIKE rebound By Oregon Small Business Association, Nike, the footwear innovator, originally scoffed at the idea of the new trend in toning shoes. Now it seems they are paying the price for a missed opportunity as business is booming for […]

Tax increases on oil companies, soda pop, income and parcels failed in June. By Oregon Tax News, Oil tax loses in Congress At the federal level, Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent Senator from Vermont, led the unsuccessful Congressional effort to pass legislation to repeal oil tax breaks. Senator Sanders argued […]

From the Portland Business Alliance: Portland Business Alliance pedestrian counts show increased traffic Biannual pedestrian counts conducted in mid-June reveal a bustling downtown, despite the delayed summer sunshine. The year-over-year increase in pedestrians downtown is encouraging for summer sales as well as the commercial real estate industry, which uses the […]

From the Portland Business Alliance: At the Portland Business Alliance’s breakfast Forum on June 16, three top Oregon economists gave their view on the state of the region’s economy. Tim Duy, head of the University of Oregon’s Economic Forum, Tom Potiowsky, State of Oregon Economist, and John Topogna, President of […]

From CareerBuilder.com: Job market will “stay the course” in second half of 2010, according to CareerBuilder and USA Today Hiring in the second half of 2010 is likely to mirror the first half, according to CareerBuilder and USA TODAY’s latest nationwide survey of employers. Forty-one percent of hiring managers plan […]

A Supreme Court Patent Hedge                                                                         by James Stewart, Ater-Wynne, Oregon Law Firm The U.S. […]

by Jessica Nelson Oregon Labor Market Information System The temporary help services industry is on the upswing, adding 31,000 jobs nationally in May 2010, for a total gain of 362,000 jobs since September 2009.