By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Alaska Airlines passed a major milestone in its efforts to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion merger after a deadline for review by the U.S. Department of Justice passed without objections filed, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal. Alaska, based in SeaTac, […]

By NFIB, The NFIB Research Center released an industry-specific quarterly Small Business Economic Trends survey highlighting the construction, manufacturing, retail, and services industries. “Small business optimism showed signs of improving over the last few months. While conditions remain tough overall, owners report feeling positive about the future of the economy, […]

NLRB Regional Director Pursuing Charge That Amazon Is a Joint Employer with Its Contractor for Delivery Drivers By Nicole Elgin & Hannah LaChance By Barran Liebman LLP, August 29, 2024 — The Regional Director of Region 31 of the National Labor Relations Board is pursuing a charge against Amazon that […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Press Release Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced  the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding Klamath Community College and Linn-Benton Community College a combined total of $265,829 to grow their commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs. A CDL is […]

By Oregon Business & Industry The Oregon Legislature is expected to debate K-12 education funding during the 2025 session. In anticipation, Gov. Kotek recently unveiled a proposal that would, through a few technical adjustments, raise the current service level for public schools during the 2025-27 budget-setting process. Finding an extra […]

By Attorney General of Oregon, Ellen Rosenblum Press Release, Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing Cartel Harms Renters and Undercuts Fair Housing Market Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined the US Department of Justice (“USDOJ”) in an antitrust enforcement action against RealPage Inc. (“RealPage”), filed in US District Court for the Middle District of […]

By Nicole Elgin & Lex Shvartsmann Barran Liebman Law LLP, In a July 22, 2024 judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 6,000 workers of residential skilled nursing and rehab facilities were awarded $35.8 million in back wages and damages under the Fair Labor Standards […]

By Oregon U.S. Attorney Office Press release, A southern Oregon restaurant was sentenced in federal court today for stealing more than $759,000 in federal funds intended to help small businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic. Amigos Mexican Cuisine & Cantina LLC, formerly located outside of Medford, Oregon, was sentenced to pay […]

Wyden, Colleagues Urge Justice Department to Protect Election Workers in Upcoming Election By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C.— U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said that he and Senate colleagues are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to take further action to counter threats targeting election workers ahead of the upcoming […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, From 2010 to 2020, Portland increased the number of hotel rooms by 4,000, but today many of those rooms sit empty as the city and its businesses struggle to return to pre-pandemic levels of commerce, according to the Portland Business Journal. In 2019, the […]