By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC A couple of years ago I developed a set of materials regarding business contingency planning for a flu pandemic.  The concern back then was Avian Flu (called H5N1 by the in crowd).  Today’s swine flu (A/H1N1) is a different bug with similar implications.  […]

Portland Metropolitan Association of Realtors® The voice of real estate in the Portland-Metro area Portland, Ore. —How can sellers facing a short sale make the best of the situation? A short sale is a home that is being sold for below what the seller owes on the property, and the […]

American Hospital Association: Six out of ten hospitals nationally are seeing a greater proportion of patients without insurance coming through their emergency departments, according to a new survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA). At the same time, nearly half of hospitals reported they have cut staff. Recent employment information […]

Oregon Federal Court Rules That an Employee Who Indicates Need for Medical Leave is Not Automatically Protected from Discharge Barran Liebman LLP Electronic Alert In a victory for employers, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled in Lawson v. Walgreen Company that an employee is not protected […]

YOCREAM International, Inc: PORTLAND, OR, APRIL 29, 2009 – YOCREAM International, Inc. (YOCM) is strengthening its international business with new distribution partners in Japan and Taiwan. Ocean going containers of YoCream Frozen Yogurt are destined for enjoyment in the Pacific Rim market. The Company has been conducting business in Singapore […]

By Dr. Eric Fruits, EconInternational The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indexes measure the residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of the residential real estate market in 20 metropolitan regions across the United States. The most recent data covers home sales through February 2009.  In Portland, prices are down 14 […]

By Alyssa Williams, BIZ Reporter Oregon Restaurant Association (ORA) Director of Government Relations Bill Perry is looking out for our waists and wallets as he works on implementing legislation for restaurant menu labeling and questions minimum wage increases in the poor economy. As of March 12, 2009, legislation requires chains […]

John Marshall Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s Largests Business Lobby Raising taxes on Oregon businesses in an economic recession and during a period of record unemployment makes no sense, was the message conveyed this week to the House Revenue Committee by AOI and other business community representatives.  The committee held a […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting When the recession is over, business challenges will be different, not gone.  Companies wrestling with the downturn need to consider what new problems they’ll face in the recovery. You may have cut back on your staffing level to survive the recession.  When sales recover, […]