Oregon Restaurant Association Newsletter Excerpt We know there are real issues on the horizon in Salem and we will not be able to be effective without your engagement and commitment to stay educated as priorities emerge. Front and center will be paid family leave legislation and restrictive scheduling laws that […]

 by Jason Norris, CFA Executive Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman, A leading Oregon financial firm The Friday jobs report was slightly on the light side with December payrolls coming in at 156,000, which was 19,000 below economist’s estimates. Positively, the previous two months showed 19,000 in upward revisions. However, […]

By U.S. Chamber Foundation Election time has a long and troubled history with half-truths and counter-factual arguments, none more so recently than with trade. While the President of the United States is seeking approval for the largest trade pact in our nation’s history—the Trans-Pacific Partnership—nominees from both parties disparage our […]

Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) predicted swift action on growing jobs, fixing health care, and doing away with excessive federal regulations as the new session of Congress convenes today. “I’m excited about the new session of Congress kicking-off today,” said Walden in a video message. […]

University of Oregon Economic Indexes By Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of  Oregon Oregon continues to enjoy economic growth broadly consistent with previous expansions. Highlights of this month’s report include: – The Oregon measure of economic activity fell to 0.51 from an upwardly revised October figure of 1.22. The […]

Automatic Automatic, the company bringing the power of the internet into every car on the road, announced they are participating in the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s new program called DEQ Too™. Automatic is a San Francisco-based connected car company that builds connected car adapters that plug in under the […]

Oregon Small Business Association, The Wall Street Journal has reported on an unexpected business phenomenon in the manufacturing world.   As manufacturing jobs decline nationwide, there is an increase in one person manufacturing jobs run by businesses with only one employee.   This is proof that small business is still an important […]

U.S. Chamber of Commerce In response to President Obama’s action withdrawing large sections of the outer continental shelf for oil and gas exploration, Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, issued the following statement: “This administration’s seeming focus on appeasing special interests at […]

By Cascade Policy Institute President-elect Donald Trump has nominated the CEO of one of the nation’s largest fast food chains to serve as U.S. Secretary of Labor. The food preparation and serving industry employs almost half of all minimum wage workers. It is thus widely assumed that the nominee would […]

Barran Liebman Oregon Law Firm On December 8, 2016, Linn County Circuit Judge Daniel Murphy ruled that Oregon’s new law requiring Oregon counties to provide paid sick leave to their county employees is an unfunded mandate. The nine counties that filed the lawsuit therefore do not have to follow the […]