Expanding healthcare options will lower costs and increase coverage for small businesses By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 16, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, sent a letter to Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), […]

Eligible residents to receive money through the ‘Checks Without Claims’ initiative in October By Oregon State Treasurer,   Oregon State Treasurer Elizabeth Steiner announced today Treasury will return approximately $7 million in unclaimed property this month to about 13,000 people as part of the agency’s 2026 “Checks Without Claims” initiative. […]

Oregon Broadband Office Announces Completion of Digital Connectivity Technology Program Projects By Business Oregon, Press Release Business Oregon’s Oregon Broadband Office (OBO) is pleased to announce a major milestone for grantees of the Digital Connectivity Technology Program (DCTP): Project Implementation Completion. Through DCTP, organizations across Oregon have expanded access to internet-enabled […]

Oregon will receive more than $10.4 million, and GM must now get drivers’ clear permission before collecting or sharing their driving and location data By Oregon Attorney General, Press release Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold drivers’ […]

By Portland Metro Chamber, Citing the Portland City Charter and Oregon Constitution, the Chamber argued that the city cannot increase taxes without voter approval. October 1, 2026 — Portland, OR — The Portland Metro Chamber filed a legal complaint today against the City of Portland in Oregon Tax Court, challenging […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney Press Release, PORTLAND, Ore.— The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon today announced that at least 40 people are facing federal charges for conspiring to defraud the United States of more than $3 million in fraudulent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) purchases. The schemes […]

By Oregon Business and Industry, Oct. 21, 2026 — Oregon Business and Industry released the Oregon Jobs Report covering the third quarter of 2026. The report, which reflects state job postings from July to September, is produced by Colorado-based Aspen Tech Labs, which maintains a database of more than 10 […]

By U.S. Chamber of Commerce, The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and CO—, its award-winning digital platform for small businesses, named Trade Design Build, a design-build firm in Ithaca, New York, as the CO—100 Top Small Business 2026. Trade Design Build won top honors for its impressive business growth and ability […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Next summer, from June 3 to Aug. 2, Southwest Airlines plans to bring back two routes from Portland—one to Nashville and another to Austin, Texas—destinations also served by direct flights offered by Alaska Airlines. Southwest, based in Dallas, offers 10 year-round and three seasonal […]

FBI, FTC Tiplines Among Sites Currently Vulnerable to Spying; Use of Encrypted Client Hello Would Shield Visitors By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged the executive branch to protect whistleblowers and Americans who visit federal websites by upgrading the security […]