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 […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney, Press release, PORTLAND, Ore.— A federal grand jury in Portland has returned an eight‑count indictment charging Rosa Cazares, Chief Executive Officer of La Mota, LLC, and 503 Staffing LLC, with willfully failing to collect, account for, and pay over federal payroll taxes, announced Scott E. Bradford, […]

House bill addresses burdensome diesel regulations and preventable equipment damage By NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 15, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, sent a letter to Rep. Julie Fedorchak (ND-AL) in support of H.R. 9618, the Diesel Engine Flexibility (DEF) […]

Court Sides with Attorney General Rayfield, Allows RealPage Rent-Pricing Case to Move Forward By Oregon AG, Judge rejects software company’s attempt to get the case thrown out Attorney General Dan Rayfield’s work to hold RealPage accountable will move forward, after a judge rejected the company’s attempt to throw out a […]

Report Estimates Consequences of Slow Oregon Job Growth By Oregon Business & Industry, Oregon employment stagnation: From 2010 to 2020, Oregon jobs increased by 2.23% on an annualized basis. From 2020 to 2026, however, the annualized increase plummeted to 0.04% even as other states continued to add jobs. Idaho’s annualized […]