2017 Oregon Brewers Festival Economic Impact Results by Jill Moran Oregon Craft Beer 2017 Oregon Brewers Festival Generates $23.9 Million for Local Economy A recently completed study estimates the economic impact of the 2017 Oregon Brewers Festival (OBF) at $23.9 million. Jeff Dense, professor of political science and craft beer […]

U.S. Chamber President and CEO Applauds Congress for Taking Important Step Forward on Tax Reform U.S. Chamber of Commerce ‘The American people expect and deserve better, so let’s get on with it and get it done,’ says Donohue U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue issued the […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Photo of Amazon Seattle office The “Amazon Effect” has been used to explain the troubles of brick-and-mortar retailers, supply chain disruptions, and even the death “Main Street USA.” Now, as the company is searching for a site for its second headquarters, critics are focusing […]

First marijuana tax revenue distributions coming soon The first distributions of state marijuana tax revenues—totaling nearly $85 million—are on their way to the State School Fund; the Mental Health, Alcoholism, and Drug Services Account; the Oregon State Police (OSP); the Oregon Health Authority (OHA); and Oregon’s cities and counties.

Eastside Distilling Launches New Bourbons and Whiskeys to Bottle What’s Cool About Oregon Eastside Distilling Eastside Distilling, Inc., a producer of award-winning craft spirits, today announced first deliveries of West End Blend, an American whiskey that is finished in Oregon Oak. West End is crafted from whiskeys that age for […]

Retailers Call Senate Budget Resolution ‘Important First Step’ Toward Tax Reform By J Craig Shearman National Retail Federation The National Retail Federation urged the Senate to move forward on tax reform by approving the fiscal year 2018 budget resolution scheduled for a vote today. “Tax reform is the top priority […]

  Jobs in Renewable Energy Oregon Workforce and Economic Information In the U.S., renewables provided 15 percent of the energy generated in 2016 according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Hydropower accounted for 6.5 percent of the U.S. electricity generation; wind power provided 5.6 percent; biomass provided 1.5 percent; and […]

Higher Share of Males in Oregon’s High-Tech Industry By Anna Johnson Oregon Workforce and Economic Information  The Census Bureau’s Quarterly Workforce Indicators show that at the beginning of the second quarter of 2016, Oregon’s high-tech industry was 69 percent male and 31 percent female. Looking back in time, there has […]

ACA’s Nondiscrimination Taglines and Notices Require Updating Your Notice of Privacy Practices Davis, Wright, Tremaine By Adam H. Greene, Rebecca L. Williams, and Sean R. Baird There has been confusion as to whether the Affordable Care Act’s nondiscrimination provision (“ACA”) affects a covered entity’s notice of privacy practices (“NPP”) or […]

Poverty and Age in Oregon Oregon Workforce And Economic Information Oregon’s poverty rate dropped more than 2 percentage points in 2016, to 13.3 percent. Among the states and Washington, D.C., Oregon’s 2016 poverty rate ranked right in the middle at 25th lowest. Poverty rates in 2016 ranged from 7.3 percent […]