by Mary Wood Oregon Employment Department, The “Great Recession” affected most Oregon business to some extent: a loss of revenues, restricted access to credit, or even bankruptcy. Many employers laid off workers either permanently or temporarily because of the economic conditions. Most of these workers were eligible for unemployment insurance […]

By Oregon Business Report News Note: Forbes Magazine has released their excellent list of the nation’s top 20 most profitable small businesses — see full article here.  Listed below are Business field and Average Pretax Margin, 2000 to 2009 1. Offices of Certified Public Accountants: 17.1% 2. Offices of Chiropractors: […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, The latest national newspaper circulation numbers  show that only newspaper out of 25 largest to increase readership was the Wall Street Journal.   The Oregonian performed the best out of the other top 20 newspapers. Biggest circulation drops among top 20 newspapers ranked by drop size […]

By  J.L. Wilson Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate Associated Oregon Industries announced this week that it will formally support Initiative Petition 50, a constitutional measure which will change the way that legislative districts are drawn. Background After the 2010 Census, Oregon lawmakers will be tasked with re-drawing the […]

By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog The latest Case-Shiller numbers are out and are pretty dismal for Portland: Comments below:

If you are thinking about hiring unpaid interns, think again by Stacey Mark  Ater Wynne Oregon Attorneys at Law, With summer fast approaching, you may be considering hiring students or others as unpaid interns.  While students and displaced workers may be grateful for the opportunity to gain experience and willing […]

By Oregon Tax News, On tax day before the Senate Commerce Committee, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed the National Broadband Plan that would expand the Universal Service Fund (USF) tax on landline and cell phones to include broadband internet.  The FCC estimates the National Broadband Plan will cost $350 […]

American Voters Want Consumer Protection Without Hurting Jobs and Main Street — Six State Polls Show Unease With Consumer Financial Protection Agency By U.S. Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today released six state polls showing that American voters overwhelmingly oppose the creation of a new Consumer […]

State Treasurer announces panel to help guide travel policy revision, immediate change in per diem rules By Oregon State Treasurer Office SALEM – Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler announced today the members of an advisory panel that will help him craft new travel-related policies for the Oregon State Treasury, where […]