Bullard Smith Jernstedt Wilson BULLARD eAlert 2/26: LABOR-FRIENDLY EXECUTIVE ORDERS PLACE NEW OBLIGATIONS ON FEDERAL CONTRACTORS In his first few weeks in office, President Obama signed four Executive Orders related to labor policies and government contracting. These Executive Orders, described in detail in the Bullard eAlert: (1) require federal contractors […]

Intel Makes Investment in French Academic Research Effort Expected to Benefit Europe Intel Chairman Launches Collaborative High-Performance Computing Lab PARIS, March 5, 2009 – Intel Corporation Chairman Craig Barrett announced that his company is investing in a new academic research facility dedicated to high-performance computing (HPC) in France.The HPC lab […]

Excerpts from University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ January 2009, Slight economic gain “The University of Oregon Index of Economic Indicators™ rose slightly in January, gaining 0.5 percent to 86.5” Core manufacturing hurting “[w]orse than initially estimated core manufacturing and employment numbers. Three index components—the Oregon weight-distance tax, new […]

By Ken Niezgoda, BIZ Reporter, Even though health clubs in Oregon haven’t experienced the dramatic drop-off in consumer spending that has plagued the restaurant industry, Sherry Summerville of the Clackamas East Side Athletic Club feels the need to help families who are feeling the financial pinch. Summerville is opening up […]

How help is coming to small business.  Profile of Mayor Sam Adams and NFIB efforts. By Alyssa Williams, Mayor Sam Adams announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will make low-interest loans available to small businesses in Oregon economically impacted by this winter’s storms.  Adams believes these Economic Injury […]

By: John Marshall, Associated Oregon Industries Referred to by House Revenue Committee Chair Phil Barnhart (D-Eugene) as the “beginning of the discussion” on increasing Oregon’s $10 corporate minimum tax. This week the committee heard two bills that do just that. HB 2119, introduced at Governor Kulongoski’s request, imposes a new […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC, Home prices are down again.  The Case-Shiller home price numbers are pretty grim: This leads naturally to wondering about the impact of such a massive loss of homeowner wealth.  But my friend Randy Pozdena, who blogs occassionally over at The Ornery Economist, offers […]

By Portland Business Alliance, Portland, Ore. – The Portland Business Alliance today issued a statement supporting the decision to balance the FY 2007-09 budget shortfall without accessing the state’s rainy day funds. “We understand the difficulty of adjusting budgets this late in the fiscal year. But we need to take […]

New Withholding Tables Now Available on IRS.gov; Most Workers Will See Bigger Paychecks this Spring IRS? The Internal Revenue Service today released new withholding tables that will result in more take-home pay this spring for millions of American workers.  The new tables incorporate the new Making Work Pay credit, one […]

By Liz Overson Oregon Entrepreneurs Network Robin Jones, CEO and Co-founder of 88 Inc. of Portland, is working hard to bring a product to market that she feels will transform mobile phone usage for women. In sum, she and her partner are designing headpieces that are ergonomically and aesthetically targeting […]