By John Ledger Associated Oregon Industries, In a four-hour joint hearing of the House and Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee, five AOI manufacturers, various member associations, other AOI Member companies, the Co-Chair of the AOI Air & Energy Committee, and AOI staff, all provided testimony on SB 80, the […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting A good question asked yesterday: Is this recession different from others in degree or in kind?  No recession hits the historic averages smack in the middle, so this one would have to be at least a little different in degree of severity or duration.  […]

Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins and Tongue Attorneys at Law, Portland, eAlerts This year, employers have already had three major changes to deal with – significant FMLA changes, the passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, and a new U.S. Supreme Court decision that again expands the conduct protected by […]

Intel -– Intel President and CEO Paul Otellini today announced the company would spend $7 billion over the next two years to build advanced manufacturing facilities in the United States. The investment funds deployment of Intel’s industry-leading 32 nanometer (nm) manufacturing technology that will be used to build faster, smaller […]

By Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems, A recently completed financial analysis has determined that Oregon hospitals will face almost $400 million in losses over the next two years under the 2009-2011 budget proposal presented to Oregon lawmakers by Governor Ted Kulongoski.  The 2009-2011 “Governor’s Recommended Budget” (GRB) proposes […]

By Alyssa Williams, BIZ Reporter Well, we sure know what Americans are doing to ease their troubled minds from the worsening economy – eating. And eating cheaply at that.  Lower-priced chocolate and fast food profits are on the rise, much to the dismay of nutritionists around the country. Hershey Co.’s […]

By Ken Niezgoda, Biz Reporter With a growing number of his patients losing their jobs, and consequently their insurance coverage, Beaverton chiropractor Dr. Ted Forcum is discounting his service to help those struggling financially. Forcum increased to 20 percent the discount he offers to patients who pay at the time […]

By Associated Oregon Industries, Legislative Update, AOI tells legislators that “bonus depreciation” is critical for business investment and recovery. Oregon businesses watched capitol proceedings closely last week as legislators figured out how to deal with the federal economic stimulus legislation being considered in Congress.  Legislative leaders were worried that such […]

By Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting New home sales were down in December, the headlines say, but that misses the good news: we’re continually whittling away at the inventory of new homes:

By Portland Metropolitian Association of Realtors, A new national survey by the Pew Research Center’s Social & Demographic Trends Project finds that nearly half (46%) of the public would rather live in a different type of community from the one they’re living in now – a sentiment most prevalent among […]