By Dr. Eric Fruits, Econinternational Eric Fruits was invited by Oregon’s Revenue Restructuring Task Force to compare Oregon’s state and local government expenditures with other states. In his presentation, Dr. Fruits reported that: Oregon’s per capita state and local expenditures almost doubled between the 1998-99 fiscal year and the 2004-05 […]

From Oregon Small Business Administration, Small Business Person of the Year Susan Webb, President, Glass Alchemy, Ltd. The Premier Manufacturer of Borosilicate Art Glass. Small Business Administration Oregon District Director, Harry DeWolf, announces that Susan Webb, President of Glass Alchemy, Ltd., is the SBA 2008 Small Business Person of the […]

By Eye on Business, Portland A New York man was sentenced to more than two years in prison for sending out over 1.2 million spam emails.  Adam Vitale was also fined $180,000.  This judgment is a relief for business in more ways than the obvious reduction of junk emails.  Advanced […]

From Portland Business Alliance, Portland, Ore. – Downtown Portland continues to add businesses and jobs according to the seventh annual Downtown Business Census and Survey conducted by the Portland Business Alliance on behalf of Portland Downtown Services, Inc. (PDSI). Thirty-six more businesses opened their doors in 2007 for a total […]

From Dr. Eric Fruits, EconInternational A recent LNG terminal building boom has, in turn, produced a natural gas pipeline building boom.  Terminals bring in shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG).  Through a regasification process, the LNG is changed back into gaseous natural gas.  Pipelines transmit the natural gas (in gas, […]

From Economist Dr. Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics. Knowledge @ Wharton has an interesting article about the growing middle class in emerging countries.  If you sell overseas, or you could sell overseas, make sure you’re up to date on the trend, described in the early part of the article. There […]

Moore Insight, Moore Information  General election match ups in Washington State reveal Barack Obama leading John McCain by 10 points in the presidential race, while the gubernatorial race is a statistical dead heat today. The following charts show results for both of these races.  

Seattle, WA: Today several regional organizations announced the formation of the Pacific Technology Alliance (PacTech).  “PacTech is a grassroots, technology association that will be active in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Hawaii” said Tom Gurr, PacTech’s Executive Director.  “PacTech is working to keep consumers and policy-makers educated and informed about […]

Northwest Airlines Announces Personnel Reductions and Added Fees to Help Offset Record Fuel Costs.  NWA Matches Competitors with Fees for 1st Checked Bag, Frequent Flier Award Tickets, and Ticket Changes EAGAN, Minn. (July 9, 2008)  Northwest Airlines (NYSE: NWA) today announced it will reduce its frontline and management employees by […]

From Oregon Chapter of National Federation of Independent Business, Though President Bush already expanded the Family Medical Leave Act earlier this year, the burdensome regulation has been rearing its head in Washington and in several states recently.  Signed into law in 1993, the Family Medical Leave Act mandates companies with […]