By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting, When the committee that figures this stuff out meets, they emphasize the four coincident indicators of the economy.  Before looking at the latest charts, keep in mind that we are mostly looking at data through June (for employment, through July).  The Wall Street Journal […]

The Green Reaper stars in Boring vs Normal Toshiba campaign By Dr. Nathan Otto Boring, Oregon has been chosen by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. to face off with Normal, Illinois in a reality series which features a few local residents using Toshiba technology to prove that their town is […]

NW Business Litigation Blog Ater Wynne Oregon Attorneys at Law So you thought only a corporation could be liable for corporate debts?  Not when the debt is unpaid wages. In Boucher v. Shaw, the Ninth Circuit last week confirmed that individuals may be liable for unpaid wages as “employers” under […]

They closed six stores in Oregon, but could rebound By Oregon Business Report, Despite its booming success, the coffee giant was hit like all other businesses and had to cut costs by at least $500 million, close 800 stores in the U.S. alone (6 in Oregon), and lay off more […]

Six Oregon companies make Inc.’s 500 fastest growing companies list.  Another eight companies made the top 1000. Rank, followed by growth, 32) ID Experts + 3,632%, — ($8.2 million), Beaverton 146) G5 Search Marketing + 1,208%, — ($3.4 million), Bend 190) Nova USA Wood Products + 1,041%, — ($25.2 million), […]

This lawsuit could have a huge impact on tech savvy Oregon employees.  A paycheck may be waiting for you. By Oregon Business Report You’re on vacation; you take your work issued phone with you.  You want to see how things are going, so you check your email.  You want to […]

According to Wall Street Journal, “Retail sales last month dropped 0.1%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.The dip was a huge disappointment on Wall Street. Vouchers for the car rebate program weren’t available until the last part of July; perhaps the program will have a more positive effect on overall retail […]

By Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins & Tongue Several states have enacted so-called “guns-at-work” laws which generally prohibit employers from imposing policies that prevent employees from storing firearms in locked vehicles on company property.  These states include Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Kansas, Oklahoma and, as of September 30, 2009, […]

U.S. News and World Report announced the list of commercial real estate cities most likely to boom and which lkiely to experience another bust.  Portland Oregon was rated in the boom, and Tacoma Washington in the bust. Commercial Real Estate Projections

ATLANTA, Aug. 10 Commercial bankruptcies among the nation’s more than 25 million small businesses increased by nearly 81% in June 2009 from June 2008, according to Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) , which analyzed its comprehensive small business database for the study. There were 10,339 bankruptcy filings in June 2009 throughout […]