CORVALLIS, Ore. -A new study by Oregon State University researchers finds that business school students do not differ from other students in terms of personal moral philosophies – a finding that contradicts some widely held assumptions about business students and business education.  Donald Neubaum, Jack Drexler and Erik Larson of […]

State takes enforcement action against four mortgage brokers Cases involve unethical behavior, falsified loan documents, training requirements (Salem) — In its continuing effort to strengthen enforcement in the mortgage lending industry, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services issued cease-and-desist orders and fines against four mortgage companies for violating […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism fell one point to 88.2 (1986=100) in July, establishing one of the longest strings of recession-level readings in the history of the survey. Half of the decline was due to weaker capital spending plans—the lowest reading since […]

FreedomWorks Oregon Releases Poll Taken for Launch of the Campaign for Affordable and Reliable Energy PORTLAND, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FreedomWorks Oregon launched a major media and grassroots campaign today in Portland promoting the development of clean, affordable, and reliable sources of energy. The Campaign for Affordable and Reliable Energy (CARE) will promote […]

5 August, 2008 Ad features Marvin Gaye’s legendary rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner”BEAVERTON, Ore. (August 5, 2008) – As the USA Basketball Men’s National Team continues on its quest to reclaim hoops supremacy in international competition in Beijing, Nike is set to release a new commercial spot that captures […]

BRING Recycling to be honored at 15th OEN Annual Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship Dinner: [OEN release] July 28, 2008, Portland, Ore.- The Oregon Entrepreneurs Network (OEN) is pleased to announce the 2008 finalists and award recipient for the non-profit category of the OEN Tom Holce Awards for Entrepreneurship: BRING […]

Yesterday the Oregon House Democrats laid out their 2009 Roadmap for the future. The Roadmap includes increasing the corporate minimum tax to help reduce the tax burden on workers and small businesses.  Below is the section on job creation (full text here): House Democrats will work to create more family […]

By Dr. Bill Conerly, Businomics, Conerly Consulting LLC, In graduate school I was taught to distrust surveys of consumer behavior.  “Look at what they do, not what they say,” was the lesson.  The Wall Street Journal reinforces that training with an eye-opening article about people lying to poll-takers.  One striking […]

[Multnomah County Chronic Disease Prevention Program Recommendation. 6/08 .] Fast Food & Chain Restaurant Nutrition Labeling Policy Recommendation Drawing from input from community stakeholders, the policy was informed by the following guiding principles: • Enable point-of-purchase decision-making, • Avoid undue burden on small business owners, • Present information in easy […]

Howard Schultz, Starbucks Release:  I want to acknowledge from the outset some of the difficulty that many of you may be experiencing given the tough operating environment we are facing.  But let me assure you that there has been a relentless focus on making the decisions necessary to put us […]