Not too miss business stories of the week 1. How Portland jobs compare nationally 2. Oregon Jobs 2018: Companies hiring hundreds of workers 3. Camas paper mill to cut 243 jobs 4. Bonneville Power plan to stay competitive 5. Minnesota, Plundered by Vikings, NFL 6. Ford selling $90,000 SUVs faster […]

Oregon Wages, A 2017 Update Oregon Office of Economic Analysis by Josh Lehner The labor market is tight, the share of prime working-age Oregonians with a job is back to mid-2000s rates across all levels of educational attainment. While this is certainly good news, the question our office is being […]

Per Capita Personal Income in Oregon Oregon Workforce and Economic Information In 2016, Oregon had a per capita personal income (PCPI) of $45,399. Oregon’s PCPI ranked 29th in the United States and was 92 percent of the national average, $49,246, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In Oregon, […]

Leadership in Today’s Tight Labor Market by Bill Conerly Businomics Blog CEOs across the country are telling me that employee retention and recruitment is their biggest challenge. To help business leaders cope with the challenge of employee turnover and employee hiring, I have produced a series of videos on today’s […]

Members Announced for New Eastern Oregon Economic Development Board Business Oregon Governor Kate Brown named members of the Eastern Oregon Border Economic Development Region Board this month, and scheduled the first meeting of the group. The Oregon legislature created the board with House Bill 2012, to develop and implement strategies […]

Popular business stories during the week of Jan 22 to 26th 1. Eugene Register-Guard newspaper sold 2. Subcontractors cry foul at Nike’s trophy HQ project 3. Oregon sanctuary status draws DOJ threats 4. Intel beats expectations, reports loss on tax charges 5. Gains by having a college degree diminishing rapidly […]

Confidential sexual harassment settlements just got more expensive Ater-Wynne: NW Business Litigation by Stacey Mark The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the sweeping new federal tax law enacted at the end of December 2017, contains a provision that will likely have a significant effect on how employers resolve claims involving […]

Old Town Brewing Company Reaches Agreement with the Mayor of Portland – Ted Wheeler’s Office By Brian Oregon Craft Beer City of Portland and Old Town Brewing Reach Agreement on Use of Logo Deal protects both the iconic Portland Oregon Sign and Old Town Brewing trademark Mayor Ted Wheeler and […]

Pay Strategy . . . Do you Have One? by CAREY KLOSTERMAN Business Oregon A NewsBrief article from November 2014 and still very much appropriate so I decided to revamp and recycle . . . There has never been a more important time (and it still is!) to evaluate how […]

Three reasons to start a business in Oregon and three reasons to think twice By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation As the U.S. economy expands more Americans are thinking of starting their own business. Oregon can be a great place to start a business, but also has some challenges they […]