Recognizing the Signs of Human Trafficking in Hotels this Travel Season By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, The weather is becoming warmer, and people are starting to mark time off to travel this summer. Often, this includes searching on the internet for hotels to stay at. Many hotels can expect […]

BY NFIB, WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 13, 2025) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means in support of the Committee’s budget reconciliation proposal ahead of the bill’s markup. As written, this legislation increases and […]

Oregon State Treasury Completes Total Of $1.48 Billion In Bond Sales Despite Historic Market Instability The Two Sales Completed Last Week Featured Sustainability Bonds And Lottery Bond Refunding That Will Save The State $11.2 Million BY Oregon State Treasurer< Press Release,   Last week, the Oregon State Treasury successfully completed […]

By Oregon Business & Industry, Oregon Drops: Oregon fell to 44th in Chief Executive’s annual Best and Worst States for Business ranking, which was released on April 28. Oregon’s 2025 ranking is one place lower than its 2024 ranking. Oregon now ranks higher than only Washington, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, […]

By Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services Press Release, The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (Oregon OSHA) and Oregon AFL-CIO invite the public to attend the Workers Memorial Day observance on Monday, April 28, in Salem. The ceremony will recognize, remember, and honor those who died of work-related […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Recently, Oregon Senate Bill 686 (SB 686) has made it out of committee and is heading to the floor for a vote. This bill would require online platforms, such as Google and Facebook, to pay online news providers like The Oregonian or donate to the […]

By Oregon Attorney General, Press Release States must fill enforcement vacuum being left by federal regulators who are abandoning these cases under Trump administration Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit against Coinbase, one of the largest cryptocurrency trading platforms in the United States, for violating the Oregon Securities Law. […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Another business has abandoned downtown Portland, this time Hoffman Construction, the state’s largest privately owned company, which is relocating its headquarters on Jan. 25 to 5500 Meadow Road in Lake Oswego. Dan Drinkward, the company’s vice president, said Hoffman paid $34 million to occupy […]

Oregon Division of Financial regulation consumer advocates return over $2 million to Oregonians in first quarter of 2025 By Oregon Division of Financial Regulation Press Release, Salem – In the first quarter of 2025, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation (DFR) recovered over $2 million through the work of its […]

By Oregon Business and Industry April 23, 2025 Sobering Hearing: During an April 22 informational hearing held by the Senate Committee on Labor and Business, multiple economists shared information about the struggling economy in the Portland metro area. The information echoed several of the findings in OBI’s 2024 report on […]